Gang Rape of Ninth Grader: 2 arrestees sent to jail

A Dinajpur court sent two youths, including the key accused arrested on Friday in connection with a case for raping a schoolgirl on December 16, to jail after police produced them before it yesterday.

The arrestees are Mokshedul Islam Tuku, 31, son of Lal Mohammad, and Masud Rana, 24, son of Rafiqul Islam, of Sundara village in Dinajpur Sadar upazila.

A team of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-13) in Rangpur, acting on a tip-off, raided Mongla Government Primary School compound at Sundara village on Friday night and detained the two culprits, Major Syed Imran Hossain of Rab-13 said.

During primary interrogation, both the arrestees confessed their involvement in the gang rape incident, the Rab official said.

According to the case statement, the victim girl, a Class X student at a local school, was on her way home after attending a cultural programme on the occasion of the Victory Day around 10:00pm on December 16.

On her way back home, three youths intercepted her, took her to a nearby pond and raped her there.

At one stage, when the girl lost her consciousness, the trio threw her into the pond and fled the scene.

After gaining consciousness, the girl returned home the same night and disclosed the matter to her parents, who admitted her to M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital the following day where she is still undergoing treatment as of filling this report around 9:00pm yesterday.

On December 18, mother of the victim girl filed a rape case with Sadar Police Station accusing three people.