The Almora Police of Uttarakhand arrested Mohammad Kamaluddin, a teacher teaching in a government school in Chaukhutia, on 24 October 2024, for kidnapping a 17-year-old student by giving her a lift and then raping her. In this report, we will look at 17 major incidents of sexual abuse/harassment of Hindu students by Islamist teachers in various states of India from the year 2019 to 2024.
#1. Teacher Allegedly Assaulted Student Under False Pretense of Offering a Lift
On 24 October 2024, a teacher named Kamaluddin from Chaukhutia, Almora, was arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 17-year-old student. The student, who had gone out to buy stationery, was reportedly given a lift by the teacher. However, instead of safely taking her home, Kamaluddin is accused of raping the student and threatening her with death if she spoke about the assault. The case was filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
#2. Hindu Female Students Allegedly Forced to Wear Hijab During School Event
In Sonipat, Haryana, on 11 September 2024, Hindu female students were reportedly forced to wear hijabs during a school play in Badauli village. The incident sparked outrage after pictures of the play circulated on social media. Concerned parents filed complaints, claiming that their daughters were pressured into wearing the hijab during the event. An FIR has been filed in connection with the incident, and authorities are investigating the matter.
#3. Teacher Allegedly Influenced Hindu Students To Read Quran
On 4 July 2024, a teacher named Rizwan, who worked at a coaching center in Shakurpur, Delhi, allegedly influenced two Hindu students to begin reading the Quran. According to reports, Rizwan told the students that Islam was superior to Hinduism. The children shared this information with their father, prompting him to file a complaint. An FIR was registered in response to the allegations, and an investigation is ongoing.
#4. Tuition Teacher Arrested For Allegedly Abusing A Four-Year-Old Girl
On 24 March 2024, in Pandav Nagar, East Delhi, a tuition teacher named Appu, also known as Arman, was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a four-year-old girl who had come to his home for lessons. The teacher is reported to have threatened the child to prevent her from revealing the incident. After the child’s health suddenly deteriorated, she was admitted to AIIMS from Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital and was fortunately treated in time. A case was registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and the accused was arrested.
5. Teacher Allegedly Changed Student’s Religion On Paper
On 24 February 2024, in Khajuri village, Kota district, Rajasthan, a teacher named Firoz was accused of changing a Hindu student’s religion from Hindu to Muslim in her Transfer Certificate (TC) at a Senior Secondary School. The student’s family lodged a complaint with the police, alleging that the teacher had made several attempts to coerce them into offering namaz at school and had attempted to use a “conversion toolkit.” An FIR has been filed in response to the incident.
6. Teacher Allegedly Pressured Hindu Children To Convert To Islam
In December 2023, a Muslim tuition teacher in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh allegedly pressured Hindu children to convert to Islam while teaching at Gaur Siddhartham Society, Siddharth Vihar. The teacher is also accused of threatening the children with harm if they disclosed these conversations to anyone. The accused was arrested following the complaint.
7. Muslim Teacher Got 5th-Grade Hindu Student Beaten Up By Muslim Students
On 28 September 2023, in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, a Muslim teacher named Shaista allegedly got a fifth-grade student beaten up by another Muslim student in the class. The incident occurred at St. Anthony School in Dugawar village, where Nitin Kumar Tyagi’s son, a class 5 student, was asked a question by the teacher. When the student could not answer, Shaista reportedly instructed a Muslim classmate to slap him multiple times. An FIR was lodged following the complaint about the incident.
8. Teacher Allegedly Tortured Student, Leading to Suicide
In May 2023, a Hindu student, Jyoti, studying at the Government Women Polytechnic College in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, was reportedly subjected to both mental and physical torture by her teacher, Muhammad Arif. The abuse led to Jyoti tragically taking her own life in her hostel room. The accused was arrested following the incident.
9. Tribal Hindu Girls Allegedly Pressured To Convert
In July 2023, in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand, a teacher named Nafees Ahmed was arrested after being accused of harassing tribal Hindu girls at a local school. The teacher allegedly called the girls alone, pressured them to convert to Islam, and threatened to fail them if they refused. When one of the victims reported the teacher’s behavior to the school principal, the principal allegedly pressured her to settle the matter without taking any disciplinary action. The accused was arrested in connection with the incident.
10. Hindu Student Allegedly Trapped In Love And Forced To Convert
In December 2022, Kalimullah Sheikh, a teacher at a coaching institute in Siwan, Bihar, reportedly posed as Sameer and lured a Hindu girl into a love trap. He then allegedly took her to a madrasa, where they were married, and forced her to convert to Islam after the marriage. An FIR was filed following the incident.
11. Hindu Student Allegedly Raped After Being Lured Into Love Trap
In Begusarai, Bihar, in November 2022, a coaching teacher, Mohammad Aamir, allegedly trapped a Hindu student in a love scheme, which led to him raping her. Following the assault, Aamir reportedly filmed an obscene video of the victim and blackmailed her, eventually taking her away from her home. The accused was arrested in connection with the crime.
12. Teacher Allegedly Exploitde Student And Forced Conversion
In November 2022, Shamim Khan, a government teacher in Bina, Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, is accused of sexually abusing a minor girl student and pressuring her to convert to Islam. The abuse was allegedly linked to a debt owed by the girl’s father to the teacher. An FIR was filed in the case, and the accused was arrested.
13. Teacher Allegedly Broke Religious Thread And Made Derogatory Remarks
In September 2022, Saif Ali, a teacher at a private school in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly broke the Kalawa (a religious thread) worn by an 11-year-old Hindu student and made derogatory remarks about Hinduism. The incident sparked protests from several Hindu organizations in the city. The accused was arrested following the incident.
14. Teacher Allegedly Behaved Inappropriately with Hindu Student
In March 2022, Azhar alias Aurangzeb, the operator of a coaching center in the Kanoon Goyan locality of Faridpur, in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, was accused of behaving inappropriately with a Hindu student, pressuring her to accompany him to his home. The student reportedly stated that the teacher had not acted inappropriately with any other girls at the coaching center. An FIR was lodged in response to the incident
15. Teacher Allegedly Disrespected Hindu Religious Texts And Deities
In Gaya, Bihar in December 2021, Sadaf Jahan, a Muslim female teacher, was arrested after allegedly forcing a fourth-grade Hindu student (the son of an ISKCON temple priest) to throw a Srimad Bhagavad Gita into the trash. The teacher also reportedly made derogatory remarks about Hindu gods and goddesses. Sadaf had threatened to skin the child if he told anyone about throwing the Bhagavad Gita in the dustbin. The entire incident was known to the principal of the school, Amina Khatoon, but she suppressed it. FIR was lodged following the incident.
16. 9th Grade Hindu Girl Allegedly Gangraped By Coaching Institute Director
In January 2020, Mohammad Javed, the director of Brilliant Coaching Centre in Chainpur Bazar, in Siwan, Bihar, was arrested after allegedly gangraping a 9th-grade Hindu student. The victim was found unconscious in the toilet of the institute. Following an investigation, the police arrested Javed, along with two other individuals, Miraj and Mohammad Arif, in connection with the incident.
17. Muslim Teacher Allegedly Kidnapped Hindu Student
In December 2019, Mohammad Danish, a Maths teacher from Khagaul, Patna, Bihar, allegedly lured a 15-year-old Hindu student into a love trap before kidnapping her from her home. The police later tracked him down in the Danapur area after he fled with the victim to Kolkata. The victim’s family claimed that Danish had kidnapped the girl with the intent to rape and forcefully convert her religion. The accused was arrested following the incident.
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