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Mother of raped teenager cries for justice

A mentally disabled teenage girl, who was allegedly raped by six men at Suchcrudandi village in Patiya upazila, is now eight months pregnant. Her family members said this at a press briefing in Chittagong Press Club yesterday.
The girl was allegedly raped in her home while her parents were away on June 21 last year. The incident came to light on December 6 after doctors tested her, as she kept falling ill. After being questioned by family members, the girl disclosed the names of the rapists.

During a press briefing, Sanjita Dey, a relative of the victim, said the girl is yet to get any legal assistance, even though her mother had lodged a case with Chittagong Women and Children Repression and Prevention Tribunal-3 on January 4.
She claimed that local councillor Rupak Sen has been putting pressure on the family to withdraw the case. The victim and her family, along with some NGO members, were present during the press briefing.
“The victim’s father is also disabled. Her mother works as a domestic help. She was at work when the incident took place. No one has been arrested in this connection even after one month of filing the complaint against the rapists,” said Sanjita Dey.
The victim’s mother said, “We made several appeals for justice. An arbitrary meeting was held locally, where three of the accused confessed to the crime.
They offered me money as compensation. When I refused, they threatened to kill me. They also threatened to harm my other daughter, who is studying in college.”
When contacted, Rupak Sen said, “ I have not put any pressure on the victim’s family. To settle the matter is out of my jurisdiction. I have only heard of the incident.”
Jahanara Hena of Alliance of Urban DPOS Chittagong, Nadira Sultana of Roksana Akhter of Narigogag Kendra, and Abul Hashem of Utsha spoke during the briefing.

 

Brutal

Mother of raped teenager cries for justice

A mentally disabled teenage girl, who was allegedly raped by six men at Suchcrudandi village in Patiya upazila, is now eight months pregnant. Her family members said this at a press briefing in Chittagong Press Club yesterday. The girl was allegedly raped in her home while her parents were away on June 21 last year. The incident came to light on December 6 after doctors tested her, as she kept falling ill. After being questioned by family members, the girl disclosed the names of the rapists. During a press briefing, Sanjita Dey, a relative of the victim, said the girl is yet to get any legal assistance, even though her mother had lodged a case with Chittagong Women and Children Repression and Prevention Tribunal-3 on January 4. She claimed that local councillor Rupak Sen has been putting pressure on the family to withdraw the case. The victim and her family, along with some NGO members, were present during the press briefing. The victims father is also disabled. Her mother works as a domestic help. She was at work when the incident took place. No one has been arrested in this connection even after one month of filing the complaint against the rapists, said Sanjita Dey. The victims mother said, We made several appeals for justice. An arbitrary meeting was held locally, where three of the accused confessed to the crime. They offered me money as compensation. When I refused, they threatened to kill me. They also threatened to harm my other daughter, who is studying in college. When contacted, Rupak Sen said, I have not put any pressure on the victims family. To settle the matter is out of my jurisdiction. I have only heard of the incident. Jahanara Hena of Alliance of Urban DPOS Chittagong, Nadira Sultana of Roksana Akhter of Narigogag Kendra, and Abul Hashem of Utsha spoke during the briefing.