Girl jumps off third floor to escape molestation

A teenager fractured her spine as she jumped from the third flood of an under-construction building to save herself from a rogue in Chittagong city on Wednesday, on her birthday, claimed her family yesterday.

However, the accused, Abid, 19, who was arrested on Wednesday evening, claimed that the 14-year-old girl, whom he had an affair with, jumped off the roof because he was unable to marry her due to his unemployment.

According to the mother of the girl, a candidate of November's Junior School Certificate exam, she went to her tutor who resides on the ground floor of the building at Hamzar Bagh on that morning but Abid dragged her to the third floor and tried to molest her.

Hearing noise, her teacher came out and found the girl on the ground and informed her family which admitted her to the neurosurgery ward of Chittagong Medical College Hospital.

The mother further said Abid had been stalking her daughter since February and a month ago her elder son warned him not to repeat such an act.

Brother of the girl said Abid along with some accomplices went to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon and threatened them with dire consequences if the family took the matter to police. However, Abid told police that he was not even on the spot on that day and later he went to the hospital only to meet the girl. A case was filed. Mobarak Ali, councilor of ward no-7 of Chittagong City Corporation, said he learned from locals that Abid used to harass the girl.