Minor, teenager, housewife ‘gang-raped’ in three dists

In separate incidents, a minor girl, a teenager and a housewife have reportedly been gang-raped in Bhola, Kishoreganj and Rajshahi districts, reports UNB.

In Bhola, a minor girl was 'raped' by two youths in Kalma union of Lalmohan upazila on Wednesday.

Police arrested the alleged rapists after victim's father filed a case over the incident on Wednesday night.

The arrestees are victim's neighbour Faruque, 28, and his cousin Shahin, 26, said officer-in-charge of Lalmohan police station Mir Khairul Kabir.

He said the duo took the girl, a Class-V student, to a bush while returning to school after buying biscuit from a nearby shop, and raped her in turns.

In Kishoreganj, six miscreants picked up a teenage girl from her house under Adampur union in Astagram upazila on 12 April evening after she refused the love proposal of one of them.

They took her to an isolated place and raped her in turns.

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested the six rapists from Doyarbazar in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet on Thursday morning.

The arrestees are Hazrat Ali, 20, Asad Miah, 20, Sushen Miah, 19, Emdadul Miah, 17, Masum Miah, 23, and Zaher Miah, 27.

In Rajshahi, a group of 4-5 people gang-raped a housewife at Hamirkutsha union in Bagmara upazila allegedly with the help of her husband.

Sub-inspector of Bagmara police station Humayun Kabir said Jewel Rana, 26, son of Ayen Uddin of Arjunpara village, wanted to push his wife into prostitution.

On Tuesday night, Jewel along with his 4-5 friends tied the victim and raped her one after another throughout the night.

Locals informed police about the incident on Wednesday morning.

Later, police rushed in and sent the victim to Bagmara hospital. They also arrested Jewel, the SI said, adding that they were trying to arrest others.

In Faridpur, a girl was raped by the owner of the Faridpur Medical College canteen on Wednesday night.

College principal Khabirul Islam said the girl came to the canteen along her mother like every day. As the canteen was almost empty, its owner M Aminur raped the girl.

As an intern rushed in hearing her screams, Aminur tried to flee the scene, the principal said, adding that he was later caught and handed over to police.

In Jashore, locals caught a madrasa teacher for trying to rape a minor girl in Jhikargachha upazila on Thursday morning.

The arrestee is Azizur Rahman, 60, a teacher of Baharul Ulum Qawmi Nurani Madrasa and the muezzin of the madrasa mosque.

Locals said Aziz tried to rape the girl on the first floor of the madrasa around 7:00am as she went there for taking Arabic lesson.

Hearing her screams, locals rushed in, caught the teacher and handed him over to police after a beating.