Madrasa teachers stop children from reciting national anthem, case filed
A case of treason has been filed against three teachers of a madrasa in UP's Maharajganj district after a video purportedly showed them stopping children from singing the national anthem during the Independence Day function, the police said today. One of the teachers has been arrested and a hunt was on to nab the remaining two, they said. Here are more details.
Accused were booked under various sections of IPC
The video of Maulana Zubaid Ansari of madrasa Arbia Ahle Sunnat stopping the children from singing the national anthem during the Independence Day function after unfurling of the national flag went viral yesterday. District Magistrate Amarnath Upadhaya ordered an inquiry by District Minorities Officer Prabhat Kumar and a case was lodged against three teachers under various sections of the IPC, including treason.
