News No. 113/2013, Tuesday,
September 24, 2013
AN ARMY officer was held by
villagers for attempting to rape a Jumma woman in Headman Para village under
Jarulchari Union of Dighinala Upazila in Khagrachari district.
The incident happened on the night
of 23 September.
According to the villagers, at 10pm,
Jobbor Islam, an Warrant Officer (Subedar) of Jarulchari army camp, entered the
house of Ratto Hazi Chakma, about 200 yards from the camp, and tried to rape
his wife.
Ratto Chakma was away to Nareichari
for Katton (bamboo cutting) while the incident took place.
“We caught Jobbor while he was
attempting to rape her, and after that there was a furore, and then a group of
army men came and took him away.” one of the villagers who were present at the
scene told chtnews.com.
He said the army promised to make
the offending army officer to account for his wrong doing.
The agitating villagers demanded
that Jobbor be punished and the army camp withdrawn from the village.
As of today, no action has been
taken against the delinquent army officer.
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