Minor murdered at madrasa in Odisha for threatening to expose sexual abuse; 5 students arrested
The victim was found dumped in a water tank near the madrasa in Odisha. According to the police, the victim had been enduring sexual abuse at the hands of the suspects for six months.
Both the accused are still at large, said police. (Representational image/File) Five boys studying at a madrasa were arrested Friday for the sexual assault and murder of a peer after the latter’s body was found dumped in an abandoned water tank in Odisha, police said.
According to police sources, the victim was murdered after he threatened to “expose” the sexual assault he had allegedly been enduring at the hands of the suspects for the last six months.
The incident allegedly occurred on September 2, and a case was registered on September 3.
“The victim was subjected to unnatural sexual act and torture for the past six months. He threatened to reveal it to his parents. Days before his murder, there was an attempt to kill him by pushing him into the tank but he managed to come out with some head injuries. The victim didn’t reveal it to the teachers,” Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Subash Chandra Panda told The Indian Express.
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