10th grader gang-raped in Dinajpur
Three youths have been sued on charge of gang-raping a tenth-grader in Dinajpur Sadar upazila on the night of Victory Day.
The victim’s mother filed a case with Dinajpur Sadar Police Station on Wednesday accusing one Moksedul Islam, a resident of Julkapara village in the upazila, and two unnamed people, said Bazlur Rashid, inspector (investigation) of Dinajpur Sadar Police Station.
According to the case statement, the victim was returning home alone around 9:30pm after attending a cultural programme at Sundara Adarsha School.
On her way, the three youths intercepted her and took her to the bank of a nearby pond where they raped her.
They then left the scene leaving the girl unconscious, the statement said, adding that she gained consciousness after an hour and went home.
She was admitted to M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital in Dinajpur the next morning.
Contacted, Fazlur Rahman, assistant director of the hospital, said they had found primary evidence of rape in the primary test.
HOUSEWIFE RAPED IN SAVAR
Meanwhile, in Savar, two youths were arrested yesterday over allegedly gang-raping a woman on Wednesday.
Quoting family members, police said the two are cousins of the victim.
They stopped the woman while she was returning home from one of her relative’s house around 11:00am.
The two then took her to a nearby house and allegedly raped her, police said, adding that they also threatened the woman not to disclose the matter.
Victim’s husband filed a case with Savar Model Police Station in this connection on Wednesday night, said Saiful Islam, inspector (investigation) of Savar Model Police Station.
The victim was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for medical tests.
In Habiganj, a 20-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in Madhabpur upazila on Wednesday night.
The accused Sujan Miah, 25, had a love affair with the girl, the victim’s mother told The Daily Star.
Sujan sneaked into their house around 7:00pm and tried to rape the girl as she was home alone, said the mother.
As the girl started screaming, locals rushed to the spot and rescued her, the mother said, adding that the accused managed to flee.
The girl was admitted to Habiganj Sadar Hospital, said OC of Madhabpur Police Station.
Filing of a case in this regard is under process, said Iqbal Hossain.
Our Dinajpur, Savar and Moulvibazar correspondents contributed to this report.
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