Madrasa boy beaten with iron rod by teacher for ‘stealing money’

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Patuakhali Correspondent
Published : 00:47, Jun 22, 2019 | Updated : 00:49, Jun 22, 2019

Photo shows Sumon, 13, lying in hopital bed and teacher Ahsanullah (inset).A madrasa student in the southern district of Patuakhali has been mercilessly beaten with iron rod by his teacher on suspicion of seating money, family said.
The incident took place at Hetalia Badhghat Akon Bari Hafeji Madrasa of the district’s Sadar Uapzila on Thursday (Jun 20).
The victim has been identified as Sumon, 13, from Bashakbazar area of Sadar Upazila while the teacher was Ahsanullah, who hails from the upazila’s Awliapur area.
Quoting students, family said, Ahsanulla runs a shop near the institution. Recently, Tk 2,000 has been stolen from his shop.
“On Thursday morning, Ahsnullah called Sumon to a room on suspicion. He then bound Sumon’s mouth with scotch tape and beat him with cane. Ahsnullah even used an iron rod after the cane broke,” the boy’s uncle Illias told Bangla Tribune.
At one stage, Sumon fell unconscious and the teacher left him in the room, according the students.
Family rescued Sumon after being informed and took him the state-owned hospital in the district town.
“Sumon bore severe injury marks on different parts of his body,” said hospital’s doctor Selim Matubbor adding the boy has been referred to Barishal for better treatment.
Sumon’s father Rahim Chowkidar demanded exemplary punishment to Ahsanullah.
Following the incident, the boy’s mother Rehena Begum filed a case to with the local police.
Sadar police OC Mosatafizur Rahman told Bangla Tribune “Police arrested Ahsanullh and produced him to the court on Friday (Jun 21)”.
The court has sent the teacher to jail, the OC added.

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