The Imam (head cleric) of Jamia Mosque Lahore, Pakistan, Qari Tahir Shah, has been sexually abusing children for the last 15 years, reports Pakistani news site Siasat.pk –
In a video statement, a boy who was abused by the Imam said that he was 12 years old since the religious scholar had been sexually abusing him. He added the culprit threatened him with dire consequences if he told anyone.
The victim further said that Qari Tahir Shah sexually abused other children in the past as well.
An FIR has been filed against the Imam Masjid and his brother in the local police station.”
Qari Tahir Shah, who was the imam at a mosque & running a madrassa in Model Town, Lahore for 15 yrs, booked for raping his students. He was seen doing that in a viral video. The mullah & his accomplice are now on the run. This is what's happening in many madrassas across country pic.twitter.com/figq3fdG7F
— Bilal Farooqi (@bilalfqi) June 21, 2020
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