An influential Muslim raped a Hindu minority housewife in Bhramanbaria district, allegation to conceal the incident of rape (The Daily Ajker Kagoj, 05th January 07)
From Our Correspondent
AKHAURA, January 5: It was alleged that a Hindu minority housewife (19) of Akhaura Upazila of Bhramanbaria district was forcibly taken away from the house of her husband by an influential and she was also raped by that perpetrator. The incident took place at about 12 midnight on December 27 last at Azampur Kouratuli area under north union parishad of Akhaura.
It was also alleged that respectable persons of the village including a Union Parishad member are trying to entitle the victim as a bad girl to conceal the matter.
It was learnt that the housewife of Rishipara of Kouratuli area came outside of the house at about 11 pm on December 27 to attend the call of nature. Anis Miah (45), son of Joju Miah of village Azampur was waiting near the toilet and as soon as the housewife came near the toilet, Anis Miah caught hold of her mouth and took her to a jungle 500 yards far from her house. There Anis Miah raped the housewife brutally.
The victim said that she respected Anis Miah like her father. She requested Anis not to spoil her chastity but Anis didn’t pay heed to her request. The victim also said that she escaped from the rapist at night somehow. Then she rushed to the railway station to commit suicide as she didn’t want to show her disgraced face to anybody. At that time the guard of the railway station Sukkur Ali stopped her. Later, Sukkur Ali after hearing the story of the housewife took her to his house and there she stayed with Sukkur Ali’s daughter.
Elu Miah, uncle of the rapist and also a member of that ward of the local union said that he heard the incident. The victim clearly told him that Anis, son of Joju Miah raped her. It was learnt going to Rishipara that the house of the victim’s father was at the same area. The housewife took shelter at her father’s house after the members of her mother-in-law’s house denied to give her shelter to their house. The mother of the victim said that her husband is a helpless man. They live hand to mouth. They even never went to the police station for fear. Beside this, the incident took place at the house of her daughter’s in-laws.
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Rabindra Ghosh