The condition of a five-year-old rape victim of Mirpur yesterday was stated to be critical as the bleeding did not stop.
She is now undergoing treatment at the One-stop Crisis Centre (OCC) of Dhaka medical College Hospital.
“The condition of the girl has deteriorated as bleeding did not stop. The organ was badly ruptured by torture,” Bilkis Begum, coordinator of the OCC, told the Dhaka Tribune. “Our specialised doctors are doing their best to cure the child and we are hopeful about it.”
She said they would say clearly about the torture after getting result of the DNA test.
The child was admitted to the DMCH on Tuesday after she was allegedly raped by the Arabic teacher of her school – Holy Crescent School and College. Police arrested the culprit, Minhaz Uddin, after the incident and verified the arrestee by the victim.
Bail, remand rejected
Police yesterday placed the accused before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court seeking a five-day remand while the defence lawyer submitted bail prayer.
After a hearing, Judge Alamgir Kabir Raj rejecting the prayers sent the accused to jail.
Accused Minhaz is the younger brother of Mesbah Uddin, principal of the school.