Two sent to jail in separate rape incidents

Two men were sent to jail yesterday over separate rape charges, while a teenage boy was stabbed as he resisted a rape attempt on him.

In Jashore, Rocky, 30, allegedly entered a house in the Chanchra Magurpatti area around 1:30am yesterday and raped a woman and her teenage niece.

The victims were asleep in the house, while other family members were outside, said the members.

After the accused left the scene, the woman informed her husband about the incident.

The husband later filed a case with Kotwali Police Station.

Police subsequently arrested Rocky and produced him before a court, which sent him to jail yesterday, said Masud Khan, officer-in-charge of the police station.

In Patuakhali, a court sent a youth to jail yesterday for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl with intellectual and visual disabilities.

The accused, Sabbir Khan, 19, is from Baufal upazila.

According to the case filed by the victim’s mother, the rape incident occurred sometime between March 5 and March 30 when the girl went to a neighbour’s garden.

After a medical examination later confirmed that the girl was three months pregnant, she disclosed the incident to her family.

Following the case filing, police arrested Sabbir on Wednesday night, said Baufal Police Station OC Md Sirajul Islam.

The victim was admitted to a local hospital for further examination and care, the OC added.

In Munshiganj, a madrasa teacher allegedly attempted to rape a 14-year-old student before slashing his throat with a knife when the boy resisted, leaving the victim in critical condition, police said.

The incident occurred yesterday at an isolated spot in the Pashchim Sonarang area under Tongibari upazila.

The accused, Lokman Hossain, 26, of Charfasson upazila in Bhola, serves as imam of Sonarang Old Jame Mosque and a teacher at Khilpara Sunnatul Madina Madrasa in the Pashchim Sonarang area.

The victim is a student at that madrasa.

Quoting locals, Shamim Ahmed, OC of Tongibari Police Station, said Lokman took the student to an isolated location and attempted to rape him.

When the boy resisted, Lokman slashed his throat with a knife, the OC added.

Hearing the victim’s screams, locals rushed to the scene, prompting the attacker to flee.

Locals found the boy in a critical condition and brought him to Tongibari Upazila Health Complex. As his condition deteriorated, doctors referred him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said the OC.

The accused is currently absconding, said police.

[Our correspondents from Benapole, Patuakhali and Munshiganj contributed to the report]