A local councilor of Chittagong district’s Patiya upazila has threatened the family of 17-year-old mentally challenged girl who was gang-raped in last year, to withdraw the case filed against the rapists.
Mother of the mentally-challenged girl brought the allegation against Rupak Sen, councilor of Patiya no 2 union, at a press conference held at Chittagong Press Club yesterday.
She said a group of six culprits had gang-raped her daughter storming into the house in absence of her family members on June 21, last.
Currently, the girl is eight-month pregnant, added victim’s mother.
She stated that soon after the incident, a local influential quarter tried to negotiate the matter, but they did not agree. Then, they went to the Patiya police station for registering the case, but police told them to file the case with court.
With help of “Nari Jogajog Kendra, an NGO, the family al last could file a case with Chittagong Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal on January 4 this year.
Accused of the case are – Pial Dey, 20, Emon Dey, 20 Jony Dey, 26, Sujon Dey, 22, Sajib Dey, 22, and Nayon Dey, 22.
She said although the case had been filed a few days back, the rapists were moving freely.
“They said we will not be able to harm them by filing the case as they have good connections with political high-ups,” she said, adding that the criminals were following her elder daughter while she was going to college.
She urged authorities concerned to arrest the culprits to save them. Officer-in-Charge of Patiya police station Refayet Ullah could not be reached over phone despite several attempts by the Dhaka Tribune correspondent.