Hyderabad, May 4 -- A madrasa teacher was allegedly attacked with pieces of wood in his eyes by a group of four men in Odisha's Sambalpur district.

The attack took place on April 29. Qari Mohammad Riyaz, who hails from Bihar, was travelling to Kendujhar district on an official visit.

He arrived in Sambalpur via bus and was waiting in an auto rickshaw headed for Madarsa Faizan-e-Ali in the Motijharan area. There, he was working as a religious teacher.

Speaking to The Observer Post, the madrassa teacher said that while waiting, the auto driver allegedly stepped away. "Soon after, I was approached by a few men who enquired where I was going. When I told them I was returning from Rourkela and heading back to Motijhira madrasa, they demande...