Three accused of raping eighth grader in Narail
An eighth grader was allegedly raped on Sunday morning at her village in Lohagora upazila of Narail district. She is now undergoing treatment at Khulna Medical College Hospital’s ICU.
The main accused in the case, Eman Sheikh, was arrested after the victim’s father filed a case against three local youths at Lohagora police station on Monday.
Other two accused, Nasir Sheikh and Sajib Sheikh, have been absconding since the incident.
Speaking with The Daily Star, the victim’s father Salim said, “My elder daughter passed her JSC examination with a GPA 5.00 on Tuesday, but she was raped just a couple of days before.”
“They had been harassing my daughter for the last two years. Several times I informed it to their [harassers] family members but they did not pay heed,” said the victim’s father.
“On Sunday around 9am, my daughter went to fetch water from a pond near our home. The three men forced her into the bushes and raped her,” he claimed.
“After returning home, my daughter attempted to take her own life. Sensing the incident, family members rescued her and sent her to Lohagara Heath Complex,” said Salim. She was later shifted to Narail Sadar Hospital.
“There, the doctors referred her to Khulna Medical College Hospital. She is in critical condition at the ICU now,” Salim added.
Dr Sailendranath Biswas, resident medical officer of KMCH confirmed that an injured girl was admitted to their ICU on Sunday.
“After I filed the case, the accused persons’ family members cut down some of my mango trees and broke the lights outside my house. They also threatened me, asking me to withdraw the case,” said Salim.
Md Alamgir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Lohagora Police Station told The Daily Star that police arrested the main accused and sent him to jail.
“We are trying to arrest the other two accused,” said the OC.
Families of the accused refused to comment on the incident.
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