A 13-year-old schoolgirl was gang raped in Nayanpur area under Sreepur upazila of the district yesterday.
Sources said the girl, student of Borobari High School, was going to her relative’s house at Gaforgaon in the afternoon. Meanwhile, she lost her way and reached Joyna Bazar in Gazipur. Shamsuddin Mian,45, and his sister-in-law Rahmat Ali of Faridpur village assured the girl to reach her relative’s house.
Later, they took her to a house of the village and confined in a room. There, Shamsuddin, Rahmat and their associates raped the girl brutally, leaving her senseless.
On information, police went to the spot and rescued her in critical condition. The police sent her to Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital.
Sub-Inspector Hafizur Rahman of Sreepur police station confirmed the incident. He said the police were trying to arrest the rapists. A case was filed by the elder brother of the victim in this connection.