17 years old raped in Habiganj
A girl was allegedly raped in Habiganj's Nabiganj upazila on Saturday, while a man was yesterday sent to jail on charge of raping a schoolgirl.
A man allegedly raped a 17-year-old girl on Saturday afternoon.
Victim's mother filed a case against Sayeed Mia, 21, of Kurishail village, with Nabiganj Police Station at night.
The victim is under treatment at Habiganj Sadar Hospital, said Rajib Chowdhury, a duty doctor of the hospital.
The victim's neighbours told The Daily Star that Sayeed had been stalking the girl for a long time.
Quoting the case statement, Atikur Rahman, sub-inspector of Nabiganj Police Station, said the girl was alone at home in the afternoon. Sayeed entered the house and raped her at knife point.
The accused went into hiding after the incident, the police official added.
In another incident, a Habiganj court yesterday sent Jewel Mia, 26, of Kazirgaon village in Nabiganj upazila, to jail in a case lodged over raping an eighth grader.
The victim's father told this correspondent that locals rescued her daughter in a critical condition on Friday night.
She is now undergoing treatment at Habiganj Sadar Hospital.
Rajib Chowdhury, a doctor of the hospital, said they primarily found evidence of rape.
Contacted, Azizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Nabiganj Police Station, said the victim's father filed the case on Saturday afternoon. Police arrested Jewel at night, he said.
Talking to this newspaper, the victim's mother said her daughter went out with Jewel on Friday. Promising her to marry, Jewel raped her, she said.
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