The body of one of the two brothers who ran away from a madrasa has been recovered from a ditch in the Sahansa tehsil of Kotli district of Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
This sad incident has raised serious questions regarding the protection, supervision and alleged violence of minors studying in madrasas, where the body of one of the two brothers who ran away from the madrasa has been recovered from a ditch.
According to sources, on May 10, 2026, two minor students of the madrasa “Madrasa Taalim-ul-Quran” located in the Tadala area of Sahansa tehsil, Owais and Farhan, escaped from the madrasa at around 5 am and were returning home. According to the family, both the children had been studying in the madrasa for the past eight months.
The two children got scared due to the barking of dogs on the way and at that time Farhan got separated from his brother Idrees. Idrees somehow reached home and informed the family about the whole situation. The heirs initially started searching for the child in relatives and nearby areas, but no trace of Farhan could be found.
The family continued to search for the child for two days with their own help, while the incident was reported to the police on May 11, 2026.
According to police officials, Farhan’s body was recovered from a ditch at around 8 am on May 12.
Police sources say that the two brothers had run away from the madrassa several times before, after which the question has intensified as to whether the alleged increasing violence, harsh environment and lack of supervision in the madrassas of the region are forcing the students to flee or whether other factors are also behind it.
This is not the first incident. Earlier, there have been cases of about a dozen students going missing from madrassas in Bagh district of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, some of whom have not been traced yet.
After the recent incident, it has also come to light that the relevant madrassa did not have CCTV cameras installed. According to police officials, there were no effective surveillance arrangements inside the madrasa, even though the Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments had announced a policy to install standard CCTV cameras in classrooms, corridors, offices and courtyards of all madrasas after another madrasa-related incident in Kotli last month.
However, the ground realities indicate that this policy is not being implemented, raising further questions about the safety of children and the internal environment of the madrasas.
Social circles, parents and human rights activists have demanded a transparent investigation into the incident, the identification of those responsible and an effective surveillance system to protect children in the madrasas.
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