Madrassa Teacher Holds 12-Year-Old Captive, Rapes Her In UP's Gorakhpur

When local residents found out about the alleged rape, they thrashed the cleric before handing him over to the police.

A madrassa teacher has been arrested for allegedly holding a 12-year-old girl captive and raping her in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, police said on Tuesday. 

Maulvi Rahmat Ali teaches at a madrassa in a village under the Uruwa police station in Gorakhpur. Officials said that, following her daily routine, the 12-year-old girl went to the madrassa to study on Monday morning. About two and a half hours after classes began, Ali sent the other children home but held the girl back under some pretext. 

He held her captive, raped her and threatened to kill her if she made any noise.