BRUTALITY UPON CHAKMA MINORITY COMMUNITY:
Some perpetrators (rapists) namely 1) Rubel (25) son of Md. Nasir 2) Mansur (25) son of Abdur Sabur of No. 2 Miler Matha, Bandar P.S.( Chittagong Metropolitan City) District-Chittagong gang-raped Ms. Shupta Chakma (17) on 19.07.2007 and unclothed a) Ms. Shupta Chakma (22) b) Suman Chakma (18) c) Shymol Joti Chakma (19) and d) Babu Chakma and took naked 3 pictures putting them in fear of death or of grievous hurt. The perpetrators also put them in fear for extortion of money; if their demands of Taka 10,000/- are not fulfilled. Forceful signatures of Ms.Shupta chakma, Sumon Chakma, Shymol Joti Chakma and Babu Chakma on 50 Taka non-judicial stamps procured by perpetrators.
A case was filed at Bandar police station -Chittagong by Sumon Chakma being Bandar P.S. case No. 27 dated 20.07.2007 under section 10 (30) of Nari-O-Shishu Nirjatan Ain,2000 read with section 385/386/387 of Bangladesh Penal code against three perpetrators namely - Rubel, Mansur and Abdul Khaleque.
The news has been published in the daily " Sangbad" dated 22.07.2007
Judicial statements given by Ms. Shupta Chakma before Mr.Nazmul Ahsan
- Metropolitan Judge, Chittagong is self-explanatory and statements made before Judge is clear that she has been gang-raped by Rubel and Mansur and it is also clear that naked pictures and signatures on non-judicial stamp were procured forcefully in a room to show that victims are the perpetrators.
The victims are now absconding for fear of lives and it has been given to understand that the perpetrators are threatening the minority chakma victims not to proceed with the case. It is also reported that the victims are the poor garment workers working near their rented house EPZ-Chittagong.
I on behalf of HRCBM rushed to the spot at Chittagong on 21.08.2007 and met with Chittagong Metropolitan Police Commissioner ( Cell No. 01713373235) O.C. Bandar police station ( Cell No.10713373267) and Investigative Officer of the case S.I. Mainul Islam ( Cell no.01712185859) and took statements of the witnesses and procured copies of FIR, Pictures naked victims, Statement of the victim - Ms.Shupta Chakma recorded under section 22 by Mr.Nazmul Ahsan-Metropolitan Sessions Judge,Chittagong, Seizure lists, Medical admission report of victim - Ms.Shupta and Letter of undertaking procured forcefully from the victims on 19.07.2007.
Police could not arrest the principal accused till writing of this report. Only the old guard of the building Abdul Khaleque (60) has been arrested in this connection.
I am sending all the documents relating to this kind of barbarous act of atrocity.
Regards,
Rabindra Ghosh
President, HRCBM-Dhaka
An Adibashi (aboriginal) adolescent girl –gang-raped in Chittagong district (The Daily Sangbad, 22nd July 07)
From Our Correspondent
CHITTAGONG, July 22: Two brutes raped an Adibashi adolescent girl, a garments worker of EPZ of Chittagong district. The Adibashi girl went to visit the house of one her neighbor at Freeport area and at that time some wayward boys came to that house and also intimidated the relatives of that Adibashi girl and raped her before them. It was learnt that a case in this connection was lodged with city's Port police station. Hill Women's Federation, an organization of hilly Adibashis condemned the incident and also demanded immediate arrest of the perpetrators.
The relatives of the raped Adibashi girl told that the girl in the afternoon on Thursday last went to visit the house of Shaymol Joti Chakma, a neighbor of the girl. At that time, there were four Adibashi youths named Sumaon, Babu and two others in the house of that relative. When they were gossiping inside the house, the guard of the house Alamgir locked their room from outside.
The guard at that time called some local wayward boys named Rubel, Farook, Mansur and others. They at first broke open the door and then entered house and then they told others to leave the room except the Adibashi girl. But when the Adibashi youths refused to leave the room, the terrorists gave Sumon and Babu a good beating. At one stage they closed the door and then snapped naked pictures of Sumon and the Adibashgi girl. Later the terrorists confined them till 5 pm and then two terrorists raped the Adibashi girl.
When they went to the police station after a day of the incident to lodge a case, police didn't take the case at that time and told them to contact police the later day. They told that police took the case on Friday. Police so far could not arrest any of the rapists.
Statement of raped victim- Ms. Shupta Chakma of Rangamati District -CHT before Metropolitan Judge, Chittagong on 05.08.2007
The incident took place on July 19, 2007. I, Supta Chakma, daughter of Anil Kumar Chakma went to the house of my cousin Sumon Chakma on July 13, 2007. I along with Sumon Chakma, son of Ramchandra Chakma and Babu Chakma went to EPZ on July 19, 2007 in search of a job for me.
There we met Shaymal Chakma inside a road of EPZ. Sumon Chakma knew Shaymal Chakma. Later we went to visit Shaymal's house. While we were staying in Shaymal's room then Shaymal went to watch TV on the 4th floor. Shaymal came back to his room just after 45 minutes and then the accused Rubel (25), son of Md. Nasir under Bandar P.S. confined Shaymal and told that Shaymal kept girl in his room and thus he did unsocial activities and then Rubel randomly beat him and confined him in his room locking the door from the outside. Later Rubel along with his accomplices accused Mansur (25), son of Sabur and Abdul Khaleque, son of Sahiz Uddin and two others came to my room and forcibly made me and Shaymal naked and made us lie down on the *** of Shupta and took snap by a camera and the accused also touched Shupta's sensitive organs and repressed her sexually. Later the accused Rubel and Mansur tied my leg and raped me one after another forcefully and demanded taka ten thousand and at one stage the rapists forcibly took the signatures of myself, Sumon, Shymol Joti Chakma and Babu Chakma on a non-judicial stamp and the accused also threatened Shaymal to death and their naked pictures would be published if he doesn't pay the amount within August 2 and 3 . The accused after threatening us left the house at about 5:30 pm on July 19, 2007. We informed the locals of the matter. We also informed some of our relatives of the matter.
Ms.Shupta Chakma Dated 5th September, 2007
Recorded by Mr.Nazmul Ahsan, Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Chittagong under section 22 of the Act.