Two sent to jail for rape

Two local courts in Sirajganj and Gazipur yesterday sent two arrestees to jail over the rape of a schoolgirl and a woman respectively.

The accused in Sirajganj is Yusuf Ali, 18, a resident of Porjana village in Shahjadpur upazila. He landed in jail in a rape case filed by the girl's father.

Quoting the case statement, police said the girl, 14, was returning home from school in the same village on a day about a month ago. Yusuf, along with his two associates, intercepted the girl and forcibly took her to a nearby jungle where he raped her.

One of Yusuf's associates filmed the incident. Yusuf threatened the girl that he would release the footage on social media if she disclosed the matter.

Neither the girl nor her family filed any complaint with the police until Wednesday, said Shahed Mahamud Khan, officer-in-charge of Shahjadpur Police Station.

The accused again attempted to rape her in Porjana village on Wednesday. At one stage, locals caught Yusuf and later handed him to police. However, his two associates managed to flee.

At night, the victim's father filed the case with Shahjadpur Police Station accusing Yusuf and his two associates.

The two other accused are on the run.

The victim was sent to Sirajganj General Hospital for medical tests, said the OC.

In Gazipur, a woman filed a case with Gazipur Metropolitan Sadar Police Station yesterday accusing one Md Abu Hanif of raping her several times while promising to get her a job, said police.

The case was filed a day after the Rab detained Hanif in Rajendrapur.

Quoting the 23-year-old victim from Gazipur Sadar upazila, Rab officials said she became acquainted with Hanif about seven months ago.

Hanif, a mechanic at a motor garage in Gazipur city's Itahata area, developed a friendship with the woman. At one stage, the accused raped her.

He also warned the woman that he would not get her a job if she disclosed the matter.

The accused later raped her several times. The woman then realised that Hanif was abusing her on the false promise of a job.

The victim lodged a verbal complaint with Rab on Tuesday.

The following day, Rab detained Hanif in Gazipur. He was handed to police yesterday, said Rab Company Commander Abdullah Al Mamun.