Thursday
21st Nov 2024
Dhivehi Edition
Another Indian national has been implicated in the attempted rape of a boy in the Maldives.
Sources have reported the assailant was the victim’s tuition teacher. The teacher is employed at Iskandar School.
Sources have also reported the attempted rape took place last week.
The student is an eight-grader at the school. On the day of the assault, the teacher was at the victim’s home and had shown the minor his genitals. The victim’s family had seen the incident and summoned Police.
Maldives Police Service (MPS) had refused to issue a comment when contacted.
This is the latest in a string of sexual assault of young boys by Indian teachers. MPS had confirmed that another Indian national was under investigation for assault of a young male student on the 14th of this month.
The number of Indian nationals attempting to and raping young boys, as well as blaspheming Islam had increased. Citizens had noted that in such critical cases, the assailants have been sent back to India, without facing consequences for their actions.