Addressing media persons at a press conference here on Wednesday, general secretary of the madrasa committee Mohammed Yusuf said that there was no possibility that an act of sexual assault could have occurred within the walls of the madrasa, and stressed that the allegation was a pre-planned conspiracy by a faction of the Jamaat in Boliyar.
The complaint is false and such an act has not occurred. Abdul Khader Yamani has been serving as a teacher in the madrasa from the past one year, and the allegation is an attempt to remove him from his post. It is a conspiracy by a faction of the Jamaat who were opposed to the management board of the madrasa over the issue of textbooks, he alleged.
However, when asked about having conducted any internal inquiry in the matter of the sexual assault of the girl, the committee members said that the committee had “discussions” with the family of the girl when the incident came to light on Saturday.
“We were not given a chance to conduct an inquiry as the teacher was arrested by the police on Sunday morning. The police did not even inform the madrasa committee,” they argued, terming it as a police atrocity.
The members also said that the management did not feel the need to suspend the accused when the incident came to light. They said that the management was unaware of the sexual harassment case registered against Yamani at Manjeshwar police station, while later stating that there was no connection between the two separate incidents.
Upon further questioning, the committee members admitted that they had appointed the teacher on the basis of his experience certificate, without enquiring about his background and history. They said that in future, the madrasa would appoint a teacher only after taking steps to verify his background.
It can be recalled that the police arrested Abdul Khader Yamani on Sunday, and a case has been registered by Konaje police.
Boliyar Jamaat committee president Abdul Rahman and members S Aboobakker, Hyder and S I Khan Musliyar were present in the press conference.
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