KOZHIKODE: The Darul Huda sexual abuse case in which an LKG student was abused by two youngsters at a school at Parakkadavu, near here, has put the AP Sunni faction headed by A.P. Kanthapuram Abubacker Muzaliyar in a fix.
The majority of Islamic theologians have come out against the Sunni sect for justifying the heinous act and supporting the attempts made by the head of the institution Perode Abdurahman Sakhafi to protect the real culprits. He had also openly blamed the victim and the family in his speech.
It may be recalled that Mr Sakhafi, one of the leaders of the sect, has been absconding since the police registered a case against him. Moves are also afoot to derail the investigation by changing the investigation team.
Noted religious scholars of various Islamic sects raised concerns over the way such culprits were protected in the name of Islam.
“The sexual abuse of a child is not a religious issue to be supported or protected. It is a criminal act which should be punished under the law of the land,” Mr I.P. Abdussalam, state leader of the Mujahid movement, told DC.
“It is a shame for the entire community that such inhuman characters, who stood with the abuser instead of the victim, run schools in the name of Islam,” he pointed out.
“I am afraid of the kind of religious education such shady leaders impart in institutions under them,” he added.
Mr C.T. Abdurahim, educationist, Islamic scholar and patron of Dayapuram Educational and Cultural Centre, argued for better accountability of civil society. “Religious freedom is constitutionally ensured in our country and that only applies to matters of faith,” he added.
“The concerns of the victim’s family are the concerns of all those who believe in humanity,” said Abubacker Faisy Malayamma, another leading light of EK Sunni faction.
“Such issues may occur in all institutions and we handle them in tune with the law of the land,” said Hussein Madavoor, eminent scholar of Kerala Nadvathul Mujahidheen, another prominent Islamic group.
“I am not ready to attack any group at this juncture, but it is suspected that there were clear anomalies on the part of the institution in dealing with the issue,” he opined.
