Stepfather admits killing Narsingdi girl: police

Police yesterday claimed that the recent murder of a teenage girl in Madhabdi of Narsingdi was committed by her stepfather out of frustration.

The accused, Md Ashraf Ali, 45, has confessed to the crime in court, Narsingdi Superintendent of Police Abdullah Al Faruq claimed at a press briefing yesterday noon.

A total of nine people, including Ashraf Ali, have so far been arrested over the killing of the girl named Amena.

According to a press release issued by Narsingdi police, Amena had been in a relationship with Nur Mohammad alias Nura, 28.

In his confessional statement before the court, Ashraf said on the night of February 25, he took Amena with him, telling her they were going to the house of his colleague Suman. On the way, he killed her by strangling her with her scarf.

Terming her involvement with Nur “socially inappropriate activities,” Ashraf said it caused him frustration as he faced repeated social humiliation because of it, which ultimately led him to commit the murder.

Earlier, on February 10 at midnight, the girl was allegedly gang-raped at the house of Hazrat Ali. Police investigations found involvement of Hazrat Ali, Ebadul, Jaman, and Gaffar in the incident.

On February 26, locals found Amena’s body lying in a mustard field in Darikandi, Kotowalir Char, and informed police.

On the same day, the victim’s mother, Fahima Begum, filed a case with Madhabdi Police Station naming nine people as accused.

Police later arrested seven of the named suspects, including Nur.

Meanwhile, former Mahishashura Union Parishad member and union BNP unit vice-president Ahammad Ali Dewan has been expelled from his party position following allegations of his involvement in the incident.

According to the case statement, some of the accused allegedly tried to cover up the rape incident and later threatened the victim’s family as they failed to do so.