‘Rapist’ snatched from victim’s family in Rangpur
Family members of an alleged rapist beat the victim’s family members and snatched away the accused from them in Rangpur’s Taraganj upazila on Tuesday.
The 15-year-old girl was raped on Monday.
The father of the girl filed a case with Taraganj Police Station against six people including alleged rapist Ariful Islam, 22, son of Azizur Rahman of Paikpara village in the upazila.
The victim’s family members said Ariful used to stalk the girl for the last one year. On Monday night, the girl came out of her room to wash her hands at tube-well at their courtyard.
At the time, Ariful caught her and raped the girl. Hearing screams, family members and villagers rushed to the spot and caught Ariful red handed.
Hafizur Rahman, a member of Harialkuthi union parishad, then advised the victim’s father to file a case. All of a sudden, family members of Ariful Islam carried out an attack and left the spot snatching the alleged rapist.
The father blamed one Zabedul Islam, Ayub Ali and Azizul Islam for the attack.
On Tuesday night, the girl’s father filed the case, said Mominul Islam, sub-inspector (SI) of the police station.
A medical test of the girl was conducted at Rangpur Medical College Hospital yesterday, said the SI.
They were raiding different areas to arrest the accused, said Zinnat Ali, officer-in-charge of the police station.
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