Bengaluru: Madrassa head arrested for killing minor student
Mohammed Usman Sharief allegedly killed 8-year-old Abdul Nawaz by slitting his throat in Bengaluru.
In Short
- Mohammed Usman Sharief taught at a Madarasa in Chintamani, Bengaluru.
- On August 22, Sharief killed Abdul Nawaz by slitting his throat with a knife.
- Sharief confessed to the crime and was arrested from outskirts of Bengaluru.
The Bengaluru police arrested the head of a madrassa on Saturday for allegedly killing an 8-year-old boy in Chintamani town, 75 kms from Bengaluru, in connection with a property dispute.
Mohammed Usman Sharief taught at a madarasa in Chintamani in Chikkaballapura district, Bengaluru. He had a dispute with the owner of a building which was under construction in front of the madrassa. As negotiations failed, Sharief decided to teach a lesson to the owner of the building by accusing him of the murder of the minor, according to the police.
KILLED MINOR FOR REVENGE
On August 22, Sharief sedated one of his students, Abdul Nawaz and later killed him by slitting his throat with a knife. He dumped the body in the building that was under construction. Later, he spread a rumour in the locality that the owner of the building had killed Nawaz as a sacrifice. The police questioned the owner of the building but were unable to achieve any breakthrough in the case.
Fearing that his plot would be exposed, Sharief fled from Chintamani to a village near Hosakote on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The police became suspicious of the madrassa head after he disappeared from Chintamani. They managed to track him down and later arrested him.
According to Chintamani Dy SP Krishnamurthy, Sharief confessed to have killed the boy. They have also recovered the weapon used to commit the crime. A case has been registered and investigation is on.