Video showing children being beaten with a rubber belt in Hyderabad went viral on social mediaHYDERABAD: A cleric was arrested and booked for allegedly thrashing students for being absent from a seminary in Hyderabad on Friday. The police geared into action after a video showing the incident went viral on the social media. He directed the Sindh education department to coordinate with religious affairs department to design a counseling program for madrassa teachers. Qari Shabbir Ahmed Ansari, the seminary teacher who is a resident of Sarfaraz Colony area, can be seen thrashing children with a thick rubber belt in the video. SSP Hyderabad Sarfaraz Nawaz Shaikh said that he immediately directed the Cant police to arrest the suspect after watching the video on social media.
Source: The Express Tribune December 14, 2018 14:37 UTC