Two schoolgirls gang-raped in Savar

The two students of class VII and VIII in Bank Colony area under Savar municipality were admitted to one step crisis centre at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) Rezaul Haq of Dhamrai police station. The alleged gang rape occured after the girls went to the Bijoy Mela (victory fair) held on the premises of Savar University College in Tarapur Moholla under the municipality on Monday afternoon. Families of the victims claim that they were met there by local youths Suruz, 22, and Akash, 19, who manipulatively took them to Model Town area at Footnagar in Dhamrai. It is alleged that when darkness fell, four more youths joined Suruz and Akash and the girls were raped. Locals rescued the victims and took them to Savar Model police station, but the Officer-in-Charge SM Kamruzzaman refused to file any complaint as the alleged incident had taken place under the jurisdiction of Dhamrai police station. On Tuesday morning, the families of the victims filed a case in this connection at Dhamrai police station accusing Suraj and Akash, as well as Shumon, 22, Iqbal Hossain, 20, Rabbi, 21, and another unidentified youth. Later, police arrested Suraj, Akash, Shumon and Iqbal from Bank Colony area. Suruz and Akash are residents of Tarapur Mohollah, Shumon and Iqbal are from Footnagar area and Rabbi is from Bank Colony area.