“Uttar Pradesh: Imam Muntazir Alam held in Hamirpur for raping 11-year-old in Mosque”, Organiser, November 30, 2023:
“A cleric has been apprehended for the alleged rape of an 11-year-old girl in a mosque located in the Hamirpur district of Uttar Pradesh, citing information from the police. The incident reportedly transpired when the girl attended an Urdu class taught by Maulana Muntazir Alam, 28, at a mosque in the Kurara area of the district.
The girl had gone to the mosque with her cousins to learn Arabic and Udru from the imam. Alam allegedly took the girl to his room in the mosque where he raped her. As her screams drew the attention of the others, the imam ran away.
Allegedly, he provided a toffee to her younger brother, instructing him to wait outside the mosque during the commission of the crime. Subsequently, upon reaching home, the girl disclosed the incident to her parents, who promptly notified the police…..”
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