Rape victim kid's ordeal of interrogation

The five-year-old girl, who is yet to fully recover from the bruises caused by rape two and a half months ago, faced daylong interrogation on Sunday, following her return to Jamirhat home in Parbatipur under the district from Dhaka Medical College Hospital the day before.

“Still my daughter has serious problems. She can't walk alone and has frequent urination. But police called her to Parbatipur Police Station on Sunday and  interrogated her all day long. The OC told me to take her again if police asks," said the girl's mother. 

"Earlier police went to Dhaka to take statement of my daughter.

"Doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital told us to take the girl to Dhaka after 15 days. She will have to undergo another surgery after three months," said the mother.

Meanwhile, a large number of locals are thronging to see the girl.

Many of them have expressed shock at the behaviour of police.

“The girl is still sick. Why did police call her to police station and keep her there the whole day? Instead, they could come to her home to talk to her," said Ujjal Roy, a resident of Jamirhat village.

Contacted, Mostaq Hossain, OC of Parbatipur Police Station, said they would not call the girl again.

The five-year-old girl went missing on October 18 afternoon and next day family members rescued her in a critical state from a turmeric field near their house. She was taken to a local hospital and then to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.

On October 24, she was referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where she was treated at One Stop Crisis Centre.

Her father filed a case with Parbatipur Police Station on October 20 accusing Saiful Islam and Afzal Hossain. Police arrested Saiful on October 26 while Afzal is still at large.