India, Jan. 3 -- On December 20th, a Maulana was detained during the Muzzafarnagar protests against CAA for allegedly pelting stones at the police during the rally. In police custody, Maulana who is above 60 years of age, was allegedly forced to strip naked and physically tortured during his interrogation.
In a more horrific turn of events, the police also detained and assaulted Maulana's students residing in Saadat hostel, where he is a caretaker. According to locals, many of the residents of the hostel were minors and orphans.
According to local Congress leader Salman Saeed, "The boys were denied access to the toilet at times, and some of them suffered rectal bleeding from the torture". He also claimed that some were forced to chant "Ja...