A minor girl was raped allegedly by younger brother of a local leader of ruling Awami League in Vatara area of the capital on Saturday evening.
According to the victim’s father, one Rashedul Khandaker, 38, brother of Vatara Awami League secretary Shahidul Amin, picked up his daughter from a road in front of their residence around 8pm on Saturday. Forcibly keeping her to an adjacent place, he raped my daughter, victim’s father alleged.
Getting the information, I rushed to the spot to rescue her and took her to the One Stop Crisis Centre of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) with critical condition, he added.
ASI Sentu Miah of DMCH police outpost confirmed the incident to The Independent and said that father of the girl made the allegation and senior officers were looking into the matter.
Inspector Nurul Muttakin, officer-in-charge of Vatara police station claimed that he was also aware of the incident but no one yet to file a case in this connection.
Dr Bilkis Akter, coordinator of the OCC said, after getting the result of the tests, we shall know whether the minor girl was raped or not. She however, said, there were several injury marks on the body of the victim.
Meanwhile, Jashim, brother of the victim alleged that the family members of the alleged rapists are threatening them to kill if they file case against them.
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