A female union parishad member of Parvatipur Union under Gomostapur police station was beaten and raped by miscreants in Gomostapur, Chapainawabganj on Monday, after a dispute over a piece of land.
The victim, also a local leader for indigenous people, was first taken to Gomostapur Upazila Healtha Complex. Later, when her condition deteriorated, she was transferred to Chapainawabganj Sadar Hospital.
A case was lodged against 30 to 35 people, 18 named, by the victim with the Gomostapur police station.
In her written complaint to the police, she stated that around 12pm, when she was preparing her land for rice cultivation, the land grabbers attacked her with logs and sharp instruments.
The miscreants started beating the victim heavily with spade handles and sticks while their accomplices looted the shallow well pump, power tiller and cattle which were being used to prepare the land.
Afzal Hossain, Monirul Islam,48, Abdus Salam, Abul Kalam, 45, Tariqul Islam, Aktar, 40 and around 30 other people were termed land grabbers and accused of attacking the UP member and her workers.
When the workers fled the scene, Monirul, Abul and Aktar pulled the victim to a corner of the field and raped her.
Members of Jatiya Adivasi Parishad’s Chapainawabganj unit formed a human chain in front of the Satu Hall yesterday, and later gathered in front of the district commissioner’s office after circling the city with a rally protesting the assault.
Firoz Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Gomostapur police station, said police arrested Ziaul Karim, 35, in connection with the incident.
