A sixth-grader was gang-raped by local criminals yesterday afternoon at Chak Barahar village in Kapasia upazila, Gazipur. The victim was currently admitted at Gazipur Sadar Hospital in a critical condition.
But police claimed not being in the know about the incident when this report was filed.
The victim, 11 years of age, is from Uttar Kham village in the same upazila. She was on her way to her aunt’s house in Chak Barahar around 2pm, chaperoned by her cousin Shafiqul Islam, when this incident happened, Targaon union parishad Chairman Khalilur Rahman told reporters yesterday.
The culprits, Zahirul Islam, 30, Mohsin Khan, 25, and Sabuj Khan, 24 – all residents of Chak Barahar – intercepted the cousin duo, beat up Shafiq severely, abducted the child at knifepoint and gang-raped her, leaving her critically injured, the UP chairman said.
The victim’s father is a rickshaw puller, he added.
Local resident Abdul Mannan said: “The rapists are notorious and vicious criminals, so no one came forward to help the victims out of fear.”
The victim was first taken to Kapasia Upazila Health Complex, but later she was transferred to Gazipur Sadar Hospital.
“We do not have the sufficient equipment to rund the tests required in this case. That is why she was referred to the Sadar hospital,” said Dr Selim Ahmed, the doctor on duty at the upazila health complex. The Dhaka Tribune contacted Kapasia police station in this regard, who claimed they had not heard of any such incident taking place.
“I am not aware of a student being abducted and gang-raped. If a complaint is filed in this regard, a case will be filed and the rapists will be arrested,” said Ahsan Ullah, OC at Kapasia police station.