<p>Twelve-year-old Mahboob is bubbly and full of enthusiasm like any other kid of his age; despite the chains that were meant to stop him from moving, he jumped the wall of the madarasa, fortunately into the house of a judge and onto freedom. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Mahboob was kept chained in a madrasa in Medak town, 70 km from here, for 15 days and was forced to learn Arabic.According to Medak police, the management of Hazi-Uloom school chained Mahaboob, alleging that he had often tried to run away from school. According to Inspector L Vijay Kumar, the boy, unable to bear the pain from the wounds the chain caused, managed to climb a wall of the school and jumped into a neighbouring compound. He was lucky as the compound incidentally houses the quarters of senior Civil Judge Chandrasekhar Prasad. <br /><br />Shocked upon seeing the boy, the judge summoned the police, revenue and medical staff. The chain was removed and first aid was administered immediately. “This is a democratic country, it’s inhuman to chain a boy like this for not studying,” rued Prasad. On his direction, the police registered a case against madrasa organisers Khalil Ahammad and Moulana Barkat.<br /><br />However, the organisers claimed that they were forced to chain Mahaboob only after his parents Saleema and Mastan, both daily wage earners instructed them to do so as he was running away frequently. Medak Sub-Collector Bharathi Hullikeri rushed to the spot and spoke to the boy. District officials have now enrolled the boy into the government Urdu Residential School in Zaheerabad on the Mumbai highway.<br /></p>
<p>Twelve-year-old Mahboob is bubbly and full of enthusiasm like any other kid of his age; despite the chains that were meant to stop him from moving, he jumped the wall of the madarasa, fortunately into the house of a judge and onto freedom. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Mahboob was kept chained in a madrasa in Medak town, 70 km from here, for 15 days and was forced to learn Arabic.According to Medak police, the management of Hazi-Uloom school chained Mahaboob, alleging that he had often tried to run away from school. According to Inspector L Vijay Kumar, the boy, unable to bear the pain from the wounds the chain caused, managed to climb a wall of the school and jumped into a neighbouring compound. He was lucky as the compound incidentally houses the quarters of senior Civil Judge Chandrasekhar Prasad. <br /><br />Shocked upon seeing the boy, the judge summoned the police, revenue and medical staff. The chain was removed and first aid was administered immediately. “This is a democratic country, it’s inhuman to chain a boy like this for not studying,” rued Prasad. On his direction, the police registered a case against madrasa organisers Khalil Ahammad and Moulana Barkat.<br /><br />However, the organisers claimed that they were forced to chain Mahaboob only after his parents Saleema and Mastan, both daily wage earners instructed them to do so as he was running away frequently. Medak Sub-Collector Bharathi Hullikeri rushed to the spot and spoke to the boy. District officials have now enrolled the boy into the government Urdu Residential School in Zaheerabad on the Mumbai highway.<br /></p>
