KANPUR: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly

by a madrassa teacher in Awas Vikas Hanspuram colony of Naubasta area of the city on Sunday. Following a complaint, the police swung into action and arrested the accused.

“The accused Javed (35), a madrassa teacher, who hailed from Matiyamau area of Akbarpur in Kanpur Dehat, raped the girl in a room located on the premises of the madrassa in Awas Vikas Hanspuram Colony in Naubasta area of the city on Sunday morning. He was arrested in the afternoon hours," said Circle Officer Govindnagar, RK Chaturvedi.

The CO said the accused had visited the girl's house on Saturday morning and asked her mother to send her daughter with him to madrassa for filling up a bank form. "

On reaching madrassa, the accused allegedly took the girl to his room and forcibly raped her. The girl raised cries, but none, including two women teachers present at the madrassa, came to her rescue. The girl, somehow, escaped and reached home," the CO further said.

When the girl informed her mother about her ordeal, she along with her daughter reached the madrassa, but finding its gates locked, they sought the police help. Later, they lodged a complaint at the Naubasta police station, the police said.

A case under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and for raping a minor, was registered against the teacher. Two other persons have also been booked for assisting the accused in committing the crime.

The girl has been sent for medical examination, the report of which is awaited, said a policer officer. After launching a massive hunt, the police managed to nail the accused who was trying to flee. During investigation the accused told the police that the girl is his wife and is pursuing Alimah course at his madrassa.

“The girl's family is lying that she is a minor, she is a major and is of 19-years of age", the accused said.

“He had made physical relations with her after performing 'nikah' with her,” the accused further told the investigator.

Further investigation is underway.