Staff Reporter
Mufti Azizur Rehman used to rape his madrassa student every week for three years, a police challan submitted in an additional district and sessions court revealed Monday.
During a hearing on Monday, the police told the court that the investigation has been completed and the case challan prepared, which found Mufti Aziz and three of his sons guilty.
“Mufti Azizur Rehman’s sons forced the complainant to stay quiet when he tried to complain to the madrassa management. They even threatened to kill him,” the challan stated.
Consequently, in a bid to collect evidence against the sexual harassment, the student secretly started filming the cleric and recorded their conversations as well.
“The sofas and curtains in the video are exactly the same as the ones in the cleric’s room,” the police said, adding that after the clips went viral, the cleric was kicked out of the Jamia Manzoorul Islamia, Lahore.
The video and audio evidence were presented in court as well. Judicial Magistrate Rana Rashid issued directives to begin the case trial and present nine witnesses in court. The hearing has been adjourned.
On Saturday, the cleric approached the court again for bail in the case. The application stated that the viral video was fabricated. Earlier, a report by the Punjab Forensics Department proved the authenticity of the clip after Rehman requested a review.
