Challenged Sabiha rescued from river, back to parents
It was an awfully happy occasion for a couple as they got back their 10-year-old physically and mentally challenged girl, 18 days after she went missing in the Kaliganga river in Ghior upazila under the district.
Manikganj Superintendent of Police (SP) Mahfuzur Rahman handed over the girl, Sabiha, to her parents – rickshaw-puller Milon Khan and garment worker Hajera Khatun yesterday noon.
On July 11, Milon with his only daughter got on a bus to go to his native home at Babugram village under Pangsha upazila of Rajbari from his rented home at Gazirchat under Savar upazila of Dhaka. They got down from the bus around 7:30pm to respond to the call of nature on the bank of the Kaliganga river near the Tora Bridge in Ghior.
“There the girl fell into water. Milon jumped into the river and made a failed search to rescue her. Thinking that she had drowned, Milon returned to Gazirchat, said Habibullah Sarker, OC of Manikganj Police Station.
“Mafe Biswas, a local fisherman, rescued Sabiha one and a half kilometres downstream around 8:00pm. As the girl could not say anything about her identity, the fishermen took her to Manikganj SP Mahfuzur Rahman. As per his suggestion, Mafe took the girl to his house at Khagrakuri village under Dighi union of Manikganj Sadar upazila.
“The SP uploaded the information and picture of the girl in social media and arranged broadcasting a video clip on satellite TV channels in Manikganj. Hearing about the girl's rescue, her parents came to Manikganj Police Station on Friday and the SP handed over the girl to them on Saturday,” the OC said.
The SP gave Tk 5,000 to rescuer Mafe Biswas and the same amount to Sabiha's parents, he said.
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