News No.155/2015:
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
AN 11-YEAR-OLD Jumma
child was sexually assaulted by a Bengali youth yesterday in Laxmichari,
Khagrachari.
The incident took
place at Morachenge Mukh area at 1:30pm on Tuesday.
According to sources,
one Md. Abdul, 27, son of Azgor Ali of Lekuapara, Manikchari was on his way to
Jatindra Karbari Para in Laxmichari carrying iron bars for the construction of
Gobmara Primary School on a CNG-run three wheeler.
At Morachenge Mukh he
found the child walking on the road alone. He picked her up and after driving a
few distance pulled over at a lonely place and molested her.
After reaching
Jotindra Karbari Para the child informed others about what Abdul did to her.
He was given a sound
beating, and then at an arbitration attended by a Upazila vice chairman and
elders from both Jumma and Bengali communities he was fined with Taka five
thousand.
In addition, he was
also asked to pay Taka 15 thousand as compensation to the victim.
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