'Rapists' go scot-free, victim runs for life in Satkhira

Failing to get justice and protection by law enforcers, the 32-year-old victim fled her Hijaldi village home in Kolaroa upazila and took refuge in a remote village in Manirampur upazila of Jessore to save herself, her son and daughter.

She was abducted from her house and gangraped on the night of August 26 last year, the victim told a group of journalists who visited her recently.

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Opposition Leader in Parliament and Awami League President Skeikh Hasina visited her at Satkhira Sagar Hospital on August 30 last year and demanded arrest of the culprits.

But on September 21, local member of parliament Habibul Islam Habib at a public gathering on Kumira Women College premises termed the incident a "false propaganda" to discredit BNP. "If any one can prove that she was raped, I will resign from parliament", he had said.

On November 7, last year, police got the medical test report, which said the woman was raped. Police submitted charge sheet against the four accused on November 21. But they are yet to be arrested due to "political pressure" by ruling party leaders, it is alleged.

"We are scared. All the accused are at large and are threatening to abduct me, my son and daughter and kill us if I do not withdraw the case filed against them," she told the journalists.

"I have no other alternative but to leave my village to save the life of my son and daughter" she said.

She named the alleged rapists as Amirul Baddi, son of Rahman Baddi; Asaduzzaman son of Omar Ali; Moazam, son of Nazer Ali and Hasan, son of Enayed Ali of village Hijaldi.