Rapist, two others arrested
A rapist and two others were arrested in the port city yesterday in connection with the death of a violated adolescent maidservant during forced abortion.
Police recovered the decomposed body of Shahin Akter Shanu, 14, from Dampara Bagmonirum area near Wasa intersection in the morning and arrested the three while carrying the body for dumping.
The arrestees were Md Jasim Uddin, 28, midwife Prabha Rani Sarker, 60, and her son Dilip Sarker, 45. They were taken under police custody at Kotowali Police Station.
The victim had been working at the house of Jasim at Enayet Bazar Road for a monthly wage of Tk 1000 for the last six years.
She became pregnant when Jasim raped her around five months back, alleged the victim's father.
Jasim took the victim to the house of Prabha Rani at Bagmonirum for forced abortion on Monday.
Forced abortion of two 5-month old foetus was done there on the next day and Shanu died only a few hours later.
Police recovered the body of the victim and sent it to morgue for autopsy.
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