A teenage girl who came to the capital looking for a job from Kurigram was allegedly raped on Friday, the first night of her stay in Dhaka.
Police said a middle-aged man lured her into a rental at Darussalam by promising a job but two men violated her there.
The victim, who was admitted to the One-Stop Crisis Centre at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, told reporters yesterday that the recent death of her father forced her to come to Dhaka in search of a job. “As my father passed away, I had to take the responsibility to support my family financially,” she said.
She reached Gabtoli bus terminal on Friday evening and was wondering where to go. A man named Masud Hossain approached her and offered to stay the night at his place. He also said he could arrange a job for her.
Masud then took her to the flat at Lalkuthi Third Colony at Darussalam where she found an ailing woman and a man. Masud and the woman assured her of a safe stay there.
“At night, Masud and the other man named Kabir raped me. The ailing woman was asleep in another room when they violated me,” the victim said.
Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Darussalam police station said, a police source informed them about the girl and they rescued her in the afternoon.
Police held Kabir Hossain, 28, from the flat but Masud fled.
“We came to know that three people live in the flat. We are looking for Masud now,” Rafiqul said, adding that a case would be filed. We will quiz the ailing woman too, said the policeman.
