Two youths rescued a schoolgirl from three rapists on Thursday only to rape her themselves in Gazipur.
Rapists Rajib, 24, son of Abdul Jabbar of Taltoli in Sripur upazila of the district, and Rubel, 26, son of Abdul Baten of the same area, fled the scene when locals went to the place hearing the victim.
According to the 16-year-old girl, daughter of a farmer and a student of class IX, she was on the way home from her maternal grandparents’ by an autorickshaw.
The autorickshaw driver took a stop at Baliapara and talked on the mobile phone for a few minutes.
Then he told the girl about taking a shortcut and took the vehicle to Dokhala area on the Baromi-Nayanpur Road.
Two youths got on the autorickshaw there.
They held a knife at her throat and took the autorickshaw into the Sal forest in north Pelaid beside the CCDB Road.
The three then attempted to rape the girl.
As the girl cried for help, Rajib and Rubel arrived at the scene on a motorbike and rescued the girl. The two also beat the three unidentified men.
Then they assured the girl of escorting her to home.
But they took her to a house in Taltoli area and raped her.
Zaman Mia, a businessman in the area, said Rajib and Rubel are friends and addicts.
Mohsinul Kadir, OC of Sripur Model police station, said he had heard about the incident and that the station would register a case if anyone filed a complaint.