Narayanganj, June 27 (UNB) – A teacher of a private school at Mijimiji Kandapara in Siddhirganj upazila was arrested on Thursday on charges of repeatedly raping around 20 students and mothers of some of them over several years through blackmail.
Law enforcers also picked up headmaster of Oxford International School Rafiqul Islam Julfiqar for abetting the crime of Ariful Islam, an assistant teacher.
Locals said Ariful joined the school as its English and Mathematics teacher eight years ago. He used to run a coaching centre at a flat near the school.
The teacher used to take indecent photos of female students and rape them through blackmailing them using those. He also used to take video clips of his nefarious acts and used those to violate the girls again and again.
This is not the end. Ariful reportedly raped the mothers of 6-7 victims through blackmailing them using the indecent photos and video clips.
As the matter came to the fore over the last three days, guardians and locals swooped on the school on Thursday noon and beat Ariful and headmaster Rafiqul before handing them over to Rapid Action Battalion and police.
The officer-in-charge of Siddhirganj Police Station said they found some indecent photos and video clips in the mobile phone of the assistant teacher.
Wishing anonymity, a guardian said his daughter, now a Class-IX student, was first raped by Ariful when she was in Class-V. “But she didn’t disclose the matter.”
Three months back, Ariful was arrested on charge of sexually harassing a female teacher of his school. However, headmaster Rafiqul Islam got him released from the police station, said another guardian.
Siddhirganj upazila Awami League General Secretary Yasin Miah said the teacher also raped the mother of at least 6-7 victims through blackmailing them.
Additional Police Superintendent of Rab-11 Md Alep Uddin said Ariful, during primary interrogation, has confessed that he had violated at least 20 schoolgirls.
