A case was filed against seven people yesterday afternoon in connection with the killing of two schoolgirls after rape in sadar upazila of the district. Father of one of the victims filed the case around 3pm, Madaripur sadar police OC Ziaul Morshed said.
Earlier in the morning, Superintended of Police of the district Sarwar Hossain visited the spot. On Thursday, some unidentified miscreants killed the two girls after violating them.
Officials at Sadar Hospital said four unidentified youths brought the two girls of Mustafapur High School to the hospital in a critical condition in the afternoon, claiming that the duo took poison to commit suicide.
However, the girls, hailing from Mustafapur village, succumbed to their injuries around 5pm.