Two raped in Pabna, Jashore

A schoolgirl and a housewife were allegedly raped in Pabna and Jashore on Sunday night.

Courts in Pabna and Jashore yesterday sent two men to jail on charges of raping the two.

In Pabna's Ishwardi, two men raped the 12-year-old schoolgirl when she was returning home from a relative's house after attending a wedding ceremony on Sunday night.

The fifth grader is undergoing treatment at Pabna Medical College Hospital.

The girl's father said his daughter was returning home from the wedding ceremony at about 8:00pm.

On the way home, two accused Jahid Hossain, 20, and Shanto Hossain, 25, caught his daughter and made her unconscious with a handkerchief dipped in chemicals and raped her in a field, he said.

"The accused often stalked my daughter on her way to school. I asked them to stop," said the father, adding that locals rescued his daughter in a critical condition yesterday morning.

Bahauddin Faruki, officer-in-charge of Ishwardi Police Station, said a case was filed against Jahid and Shanto.

A Pabna court sent Jahid to jail after police produced him before the court yesterday.

In another incident, a housewife was allegedly gang-raped in Jashore's Abhoynagor upazila on Sunday night.

Quoting the victim, police said the 22-year-old woman was returning home from a shrine around 7:00pm.

On the way, Sohel, Hekmot Ali, Tipu Shikadar, and Nazmul Islam took her to a nearby bush and raped her at knife point.

Hearing the victim's screams, locals rushed to the spot and rescued her.

After the victim lodged a case with Abhoynagor Police Station that night, police raided different areas in the upazila and arrested Sohel, said Tajul Islam, officer-in-charge of the station.

The woman was sent to Jashore General Hospital for medical tests, the OC added.

A Jashore court sent the arrestee to jail after police produced him before the court yesterday afternoon.

Our Pabna and Benapole correspondents contributed to this report.