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No. 64/2012, Tuesday, August
21, 2012
A
JUMMA girl was raped by a police constable in Dighinala under Khagrachari
district while she was grazing cows near a police camp.
According
to sources, the incident occurred at 2:30pm
today. The 11-year old, a resident of Tapan Karbari Para,
was grazing cows on the east side of Atol Tila police camp at Noy Mile (nine
mile) in Dighinala Upazila.
Finding
her alone, policeman Russel went up to her and struck her on the right hand and
right leg with a stick before raping her.
Later
when the girl informed her mother Nityo Bala Tripura about the incident, she
went to the police camp taking the victim with her and demanded justice from
Md. Shaha Alam, the on-duty police officer.
Instead
of arresting the offender, Shaha Alam tried to cover up the incident by giving
her Taka 1000 (one thousand).
However,
she informed Tapan Tripura, the Karbari (head) of Noy Mile village, and Tripura
Students’ Forum leaders about what happened to her daughter and sought their
advice on the matter.
As
the news went round in the whole area, people gathered at the police camp to
demand the arrest of the offending policeman.
As
the pressure continued to mount, Shaha Alam was forced to arrest him.
When
informed, the Offier-in charge of Dighinala police station, Shahadat Hossain
Tito, visited the place of occurrence in the afternoon.
The
Hill Women’s Federation, Hill Students’ Council, Democratic Youth Forum and
United Peoples’ Democratic Front (UPDF) condemned the incident and demanded
that the offending policeman be punished and the victim be compensated.
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