On the intervening night of 1-2 August, minor Mohammad Ayan was stabbed to death inside a madrasa in Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh. On Sunday (4th August), the Police arrested another minor who was also studying in the same madrasa. During the investigation, Police found out that a few days earlier, verbal arguments broke out between Mohammad Ayan and the accused minor. The earlier heated argument is said to be the reason behind the murder.
The incident took place in the Tulsipur police station area of Balrampur district. There is a madrasa named Jamiya Naimiya Arbi College on the Etawah Road just a few kilometers away from the Nepal border. The 12-year-old Mohammad Ayan was studying in Class 2nd and taking religious education from this madrasa. On the intervening night of 1st and 2nd August, he was brutally stabbed to death. Subsequently, his father lodged a Police complaint in this matter. Based on his complaint, the Police registered a case under section 103 (3) of Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) and initiated an investigation.
The deceased madrasa student was a resident of Jarwa police station area of Balrampur district. During the investigation, it was found that another 12-year-old student, who is a resident of Balrampur district, also takes religious education in the same madrasa. Around 5-6 days back, Mohammad Ayan had an altercation with the accused and he hurled abuses at him.
It is being said that after the Isha Namaz, Mohammad Ayan swore on the Quran that before the night of Jumma (Friday), he would kill the accused. The accused took this threat seriously as the victim swore on the Quran inside the Mosque. He thought why he should not go ahead first and kill the victim. With this intention, he bought a knife and hid it in his suitcase.
On the night of 1st August, he went to room number 15 inside the madrasa with a knife. There, the victim was sleeping with other madrasa students.
During police interrogation, the accused said that when he was sure that everyone was asleep, he put a pillow on the victim’s face and neck to silence his screams. Meanwhile, the accused stabbed the victim multiple times in the stomach with the knife he had brought along with him. Sensing that there was no motion in victim’s body for a long time, the accused minor student quietly left from there. While leaving, he covered the body of the deceased with a bedsheet.
The accused then came to his room and removed his blood stained clothes and hid them in a suitcase. After changing his clothes, he started roaming around in the campus.
During initial interrogation, the accused student tried to mislead the police but later he revealed everything. The accused madrasa student has been arrested. Based on the information he gave, the police also recovered his blood stained clothes.
