India: Muslim Imam Arrested for Raping and Sexually Exploiting 5 Minor Girls (Following His Prophet) in Illegal Madarsa

Uttarakhand: Maulvi Shabbir Raza arrested for raping and sexually exploiting five minor girls in an illegal Madarsa in Rudrapur (Image generated by Representative AI, source – OpIndia Archive)

A shocking case of rape and sexual exploitation of at least five minor girls, aged between 5 and 9 years, in an illegal Madrasa has come to light in Rudrapur in Uttarakhand. A 34-year-old Maulvi named Shabbir Raza has been arrested on charges of raping and sexually exploiting the minor girls. It is said that he used to scare the minor girls by telling them stories of ‘jinns’ and threatening to unleash the spirits on their parents. He is also accused of showing the minor girls pornographic videos on his phone.

The accused Maulvi, Shabbir Raza, was arrested on August 18 from Malsi village. Reports say that Raza originally hails from Pilibhit district in Uttar Pradesh. He was appointed as Maulvi in ​​the mosque located in Malsi village in Uttar Pradesh’s Nagar town. He was running an illegal Madrasa in the mosque where he taught Urdu to children up to 14-15 years of age. He had built another room for himself in the madrasa, which had an air-conditioner installed. It is said that he committed the heinous crime in this room.

According to reports, Raza arrived in Malsi only two months ago, as he was previously living in Rampur Shahbad.

The gruesome crime came to light when one of the minors narrated her ordeal to her family members on August 16. Subsequently, the next day, her mother filed a complaint with the police in the matter.

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