Two people have been detained for their alleged involvement in setting a female madrasa student on fire in Feni.
The victim was also an Alim examinee at Sonagazi Fazil Degree Madrasa.
The detainees are Afsar Hossain, teacher of the English Department of Sonagazi Fazil Degree Madrasa, and Arifur Rahman, the victim’s classmate.
"They (detainees) are being interrogated in the presence of our senior officials,” said Sonagazi police OC Moazzem Hossain.
When asked about their findings regarding the case, Hossain said, "We cannot say anything right now for the sake of the investigation."
The 18-year-old’s family had filled a sexual complaint against her madrasa Principal Sirajuddaula on Mar 27.
Upon a formal complaint, police investigated the matter and found the allegations to be true. Later, the principal was detained and has been in the district jail since then.
Victim’s family claimed that Sirajuddaula’s supporters set the 19-year-old on fire because of the sexually harassment complaint.
On Apr 7, the female madrasa student was set on fire by unidentified miscreants in the terrace of the madrasa.
She had gone to the madrasa to appear for her Alim examination.
The victim is being treated with 80 persent burns at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
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