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News No. 18/2014, Wednesday, May 28, 2014
A
17-YEAR-OLD Jumma girl has been subjected to an attempted rape by a Bengali
trader in Naniachar of Rangamati district, sources say.
According
to belated news, the incident took place on 24 May, Saturday, when drunken Md.
Jamal, 40, a businessman from Noakhali district, entered the house of the
victim in the village of Nanaprum under Burighat Union.Jamal, a pineapple
trader, came to Naniachar on business and stayed with Mongol Kumar Chakma in
the village of Nanaprum, as he always did in the past.
On the
night of the incident, about 8:30pm, Jamal drank wine after visiting a
pineapple garden and on his way back entered the victim’s house.
The girl
was alone while her parents were working away from home.
Taking
the advantage of their absence, Jamal grabbed his victim and tried to rape her.
But the
girl resisted with a wooden stick and Jamal slapped her on the face.
At one
stage of the fight, the girl screamed for help and the people from nearby
houses rushed there and caught Jamal red-handed.
They
handed Jamal over to Santu group men in the area, who fined him with Taka one
lakh ($1,250), to be paid within 15 days.
However,
no compensation was paid to the victim, nor was the matter reported to the
police.
The
Santu group men are believed to have divided the money among themselves.
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