Girl raped while family held hostage
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by one Anwar Hossain after his cohorts held hostage the victim's mother and relatives in the capital's Dakkhin Khan early yesterday, police said.
The girl, who came to Dhaka with her mother from Khulna early September in search of jobs, has been staying at her uncle's residence in the area.
Around 3:30am, Anwar, 27, a neighbour and five of his aides went to the residence and shouted to open the door, said Tapan Chandra Saha, officer-in-charge of Dakkhin Khan Police Station.
They broke open the door, held hostage the girl's mother, uncle, aunt and cousin, while Anwar raped the teenager, the OC said, adding, the victim was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. “We have arrested Anwar,” said Tapan. A case was filed.
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