LAHORE: A student from a Madrassah has levelled rape allegations against his teacher, a religious cleric in Johar Town area of Lahore, it was reported on Wednesday.
According to a first information report (FIR) filed at Nawab Town police station, a copy of which has gone viral on social media platforms, the boy approached and notified authorities that one of his religious teachers at the local seminary he studied at, had raped him twice, one year ago.The boy’s age has not yet been confirmed.
The FIR has been registered under Section 377 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
The Section 377 of PPC states: “Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than two years nor more than ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.”
The suspected victim claims that the accused rapist had threatened him of sinister consequences in case anyone found out about the matter. He further informed the police that the accused had also attempted to abuse other children at the seminary.
The boy said that he had informed his elders including his father and a few teachers who then spoke to the accused, however, ‘they either felt threatened or were convinced that the teacher was innocent’.
The FIR further mentions that the victim was fearfully sharing details of the incident given his age and the cleric’s threats.
The incident closely follows the Zainab Kasur case which ignited widespread outrage and demonstrations across the country protesting against the rape and murder of 6-year-old Zainab Amin, whose was found dead in a trash heap in the city.
