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A senior police official said madrasa manager Mohammad Taiyab Zia was arrested.
Acting on a tip off by the locals, a police team carried out a raid at Madarsa Jamia Khadeejtul Qubra Lilabnat in Yasinganj area under Saadatganj police station last night, police said.
“The madarsa manager was arrested and 51 girls being held hostage in the institution in the old city area were rescued following the raid,” they said.
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Investigations to ascertain whether the madarsa was being run illegally or was registered are on, they said.
The police said more than 100 girls study at the madarsa and the rest were not present at the time of raid.