| MULTAN: A religious seminary student Muhammad Asif, 12, was scarred with hot iron for refusing to have sexual intercourse with his teacher, Abdul Rashid, who injured his private parts in anger. âWe have registered a case against Abdul Rashid on the complaint of Asifâs grand father for allegedly scarring the boyâs body with a hot iron,â said Multan DPO Munir Ahmad Chishti on Friday. He said the incident occurred on December 11 in a religious seminary in Hazoriwala where Asif stayed in boarding. His grandfather registered a case after a medico-legal certificate on Dec 15. Meanwhile, a madrassa teacher and two others are jailed awaiting trial in Karachi for an acid attack on a 14-year-old boy in 2002 after he allegedly refused to have sexual intercourse with the cleric. The boy was blinded and badly injured. However, the accused deny charges. Last year, a Pakistani official stunned the nation by officially disclosing more than 500 complaints of sexual assaults against young madrassa students, said Zia Ahmed Awan of the âMadadgaarâ, a group that compiles reports on sexual abuse of children in Pakistan. He said allegations of abuse in madrassas are being compiled to draw attention towards child abuse. staff report |
