Two police officials and a doctor connected to the rape case of an RMG worker yesterday told the High Court that she had not, in fact, been raped.
Summoned, Dr Bilkis Begum, coordinator of the One-Stop Crisis Centre at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, presented the medical report of the RMG worker to the court.
She said they had found that the girl had been sexually active, but there was no evidence of rape.
Imtiaz Ahmed, deputy commissioner of police in Mirpur zone, and Md Salahuddin, officer-in-charge of Mirpur police station, also termed the allegation fraudulent.
When contacted, Deputy Attorney General Amatul Karim told the Dhaka Tribune that she would present further details regarding the case on July 21, the day of the next hearing.
The victim, employed at an RMG factory in Mirpur, was allegedly kidnapped and raped on her way back home on July 1. A case was filed against four people, including two identified and two other unnamed persons who were not involved with the alleged rape, Amatul said.
Following a writ petition filed by Children Charity Bangladesh Foundation, the bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi Ejarul Haque Akondo on July 9 summoned the three officials to appear before it yesterday.
The bench also issued a ruling upon the government seeking explanations as to why proper laws should not be enacted to identify offenders, particularly drivers of bus, taxi and truck, and transport workers instantly. It also asked why the government should not be directed to introduce devices to bring those responsible for rape, sexual harassment and abduction to justice.