Physically challenged indigenous girl raped

1 August 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Khagrachhari

Victim of rape on Friday afternoon, a physically challenged indigenous girl is fighting for life at Khagrachhari Adhunik Sadar Hospital. The alleged rapist is identified as Mohammad Nazrul Islam, 25, a staff of a national NGO, and a resident of Fatikchhari in Chittagong district. On Friday afternoon, the girl was alone at her house at Baradom village under Dighinala upazila in Khagrachhari district when Nazrul entered there in the name of drinking water, Dighinala police said. After violating the physically and mentally challenged girl, Nazrul ran away, leaving her seriously injured, police said. Locals rushed her to Dighinal Upazila Health Complex from where she was referred to Khagrachhari Adhunik Sadar Hospital, Dighinala Police Station Officer-in-Charge Subash Chandra Pal said. “A case was filed accusing Nazrul Islam and I have raided several places with my police force to arrest the culprit,” he said. The victim is under special care as her condition is critical, said Dr Mohammad Rafiq of Khagrachhari Adhunik Sadar Hospital. Hill Women's Federation leaders in a protest meeting at Muktamanchha in Khagrachhari town yesterday demanded arrest and punishment of the culprit. Earlier hundreds of activists of Hill Women's Federation brought out a protest procession that paraded the main roads of Khagrachhari town.