Four women of same family raped in Ctg
Non-cooperation of police blamed for delay in case filing
UNB
CHITTAGONG: A gang of robbers allegedly raped four women after committing burglary in a house at Karnafuli in the port city on December 12, reports UNB. After five days of the mugging, a case was filed with Karnafuli Police Station in this regard. During the robbery no male members of the family were present in the house.
The victims alleged that the muggers stormed into the house around 1 am after cutting the grills of windows and snatched jewellery, valuables and cash money. Later, on gunpoint, they raped three sister-in-laws and one of their female relatives, who was visiting them on the day.
Local Union Parishad chairman Didarul Islam blamed the non-corporation of law enforcers for the delay in case filing. Victims family members said on December 13, police sent them to Patia thana while they went to Karnafuli Police Station to file a case, and Patia police again redirected them to Karnafuli.
With the interference of State Minister for Land Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, police finally took the case and arrested two people in this regard. Meanwhile, officer-in-charge of Karnafuli Police Station Syed Mostafa said firstly they (Victim) did not mention about the rapes and referred a different name of their village that actually falls under Patia Police Station. After one or two days they corrected the name of their village and the case filed accordingly, he added.
Our staff reporter adds: The doctors have found evidence of rape of the four women.
The four women were sent to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) for medical tests. Syedul Mostafa, officer-in-charge (OC) of Karnaphuli police station said We have sent the four women to CMCH on Monday and it was found that two were raped and two others are victims of attempt to rape.
