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Fugitive PBI inspector suspended over Khulna college girl's rape
Authorities have suspended a Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) inspector for raping a 20-year-old college student.
Accused inspector Manjurul Ahsan Masud became a fugitive after a case was lodged in this regard.
PBI Khulna’s Superintendent of Police Syed Musfiqur Rahman said that the decision was taken by higher authorities as Masud was a fugitive and an accused in the case.
He said that the CCTV showed evidence that inspector Masud took the student to a house and came out after quite some time.
“The student had earlier met Masud at the PBI office and it is learned that the student also took a set of extra clothes before leaving the house that day,” he further said.
A 20-year-old woman was raped allegedly by a PBI official at Mirzapur Road in Khulna city on May 15.
Police said a college student came to PBI Inspector Majurul Ahsan Masud five days ago following a cyber-issue.
The crime occurred when Inspector Masud took her to a newspaper office at Mirzapur Road promising her to solve the problem.
Later, the victim lodged an FIR at the Khulna Sadar police station immediately after the incident, said Officer-in-Charge Hasan Al Mamun.
The woman was sent to the One Stop Crisis Center (OCC) of Khulna Medical College Hospital for medical examination, he added.
There was prima facie evidence of the crime, said the OC.
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Cop suspended for ‘raping girl’ in Feni
A police constable of Feni Model Police Station has been suspended for allegedly raping a girl.
The suspended police constable is Sharif Uddin Bablu, 26, son of Jamal Uddin of Jamtala Chowdhury Bari in Chhagalnaiya upazila.
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The action was taken after the girl lodged a written complaint with Feni Model Police, said Mohammad Nizam Uddin, officer-in-charge of the police station.
According to the complaint, the policeman brought the girl to a hotel in Mahipal area of Feni from Zorarganj upazila of Chattogram on false promise of marriage and raped her there several times.
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As the girl put pressure on him to marry her, Bablu refused to marry and stopped communicating with her, she wrote in her complaint.
Legal action will be taken in this regard, said the OC.
Youth gets life term for raping Thakurgaon woman
A Thakurgaon court on Tuesday sentenced a youth to life term imprisonment for raping a woman in 2010.
The lifer is Asaduzzaman alias Rizvi, of Ranisankail upazila.
Thakurgaon Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Md Golam Faruk delivered the judgment.
The court also fined the convict Tk 10,000, in default, to suffer six more months behind the bars.
According to the case, the victim was a student of Thakurgaon Polytechnic Institute and used to live in a female mess at Gavindanagar in Thakurgaon.
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On May 27 in 2010, the convict Rizvi called the victim and raped her at a residential hotel at Ranisankail.
On May 29, the victim's father lodged a complaint with Ranisankail Police Station.
House tutor arrested for trying to rape 9-year-old in Feni
Police arrested a man for trying to rape a nine-year-old girl whom he tutored at her home in Parshuram upazila of Feni.
The arrestee was identified as Md Afaz Uddin, 24, imam of a local mosque and son of Abu Bakkar from Mirzanagr union.
On Sunday evening, Afaz went to the victim’s house to teach her Arabic like every day and tried to rape her when her mother went out of sight, said Saiful Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Parshuram police station.
Hearing the girl’s cries her mother rushed to the room and caught him during the crime.
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The girl’s mother called national emergency service number 999 with the help of neighbors and police members from Parshuram police station detained the accused.
Later a case was filed at Parshuram police station under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act following a complaint from the victim’s mother, said the OC.
On Monday, the accused was sent to jail after police produced him before court.
The victim’s statement has been recorded by Feni Senior Judicial Magistrate Fatema Tuj Johra, said the OC.
Rape at police station: fugitive police inspector sent to jail on surrender
A court in Khulna has sent a disgraced inspector of Government Railway Police to judicial custody in connection with the rape of a woman in 2019.
Khulna Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mahmuda Khatun passed the order after fugitive accused Osman Gani Pathan surrendered before the court and sought bail on Sunday.
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According to the case, when the woman was travelling to Jashore by train a female police officer and two other policemen detained her along with her daughter and took them to Khulna GRP station on August 8 in 2019.
Later, the woman was raped at the police station by Khulna GRP police inspector Osman Gani Pathan.
On August 9, the woman lodged a complaint at GRP Police Station against inspector Osman Gani Pathan and four others. Osman Gani went into hiding after the incident.
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On January 16 in 2020, police submitted a chargesheet accusing Osman Gani before the court. However, other police officers were excluded from the chargesheet.
Seven get life term for raping Bangladeshi woman in India
A special court in India has sentenced seven Bangladeshi nationals to life in jail for raping a woman from their country in the southern city of Bengaluru last year.
The fast-track court also handed down jail terms of five and 20 years, respectively, to two others after holding them guilty of the crime on Friday.
However, two more men chargesheeted by police in the gang-rape case were absolved of the serious charge and instead convicted of various offences under the Foreigners' Act and sentenced to nine months in prison.
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"One accused has, however, been acquitted as he turned an approver in the case. Eleven of the 12 chargesheeted in the case as well as the rape survivor are illegal Bangladeshi immigrants," a lawyer told the local media.
In fact, Indian authorities swung into action after a video of the heinous crime went viral on social media last year. Subsequently, a massive manhunt by Benguluru Police led to the arrest of the 12 men.
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Interrogation of the arrestees also helped investigators unearth a cross-border human trafficking racket in the city.
BCC ward councilor sued for raping 18-year old girl
A case has been filed against ward-5 councilor of Barishal City Corporation for violating an 18-year old with promise of marriage.
Barishal Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Yarab Hossain took the case into cognizance on Monday and directed Police Bureau of investigation (PBI) to submit an investigation report in this regard within June 16, said Humayun Ahmed, bench assistant of the court.
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The girl who passed the HSC exam this year lodged a complaint against ward councilor Kefayet Hossain Rony, said Azad Rahman, plaintiff’s lawyer.
According to the complaint, around five months ago the girl got acquainted with Rony over a phone call.
From phone conversations the relationship between them became a love affair after Rony proposed her.
On May 7 afternoon, Rony called the plaintiff to his house saying he has something urgent to discuss and raped her promising that they will get married soon. He again raped her on May 8 in his house.
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On May 12, as the girl pressurized Rony for marriage he beat her up and deleted all the evidence of their relationship from her phone.
As Rony started threatening the girl to kill she filed lodged the complaint against him, said her lawyer.
Female UP member ‘raped’ in Rajshahi: 5 held
A 47-year-old female UP member (reserved seat) has reportedly been raped by another UP member for two days in Mohonpur upazila of Rajshahi district.
The female UP member, mother of three children, lodged a complaint against five people including UP member Mojibor Rahman with Mohonpur Police on Friday, said officer-in-charge of the police station Touhidul Islam.
According to the complaint, Mojibur developed an extramarital relationship with the female UP member and took her to a house on Wednesday with a promise to marry her where he raped her for two days.
On Friday, Mojibor fled the house keeping the woman alone there.
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Later, Mojibor’s relatives drive her out of the house.
She then made a phone call to the national emergency help line 999. Later police took her to one stop crisis centre of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital.
Police also arrested five people in this connection.
Efforts are on to arrest the accused, said the OC.
1 held over raping 17-year old in Thakurgaon
Police arrested a youth on Wednesday night over raping a 17-year old college girl and trying to kidnap her at Salandar union in Thakurgaon sadar upazila.
The arrestee is Faysal Ahmed, 21, of Shahpara village in the upazila, said Tanvirul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Thakurgaon sadar police station.
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A case was filed at sadar police station following a complaint lodged by the girl’s father accusing three anonymous people and Faysal on Thursday.
According to the complaint, on Wednesday locals rescued the girl when Faysal and his associates were trying to kidnap her in an auto rickshaw at Kalitala Bazar in the upazila but the accused managed to flee.
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The girl later informed her father that Faysal raped her on April 1 by taking her to one Ramjan Ali’s house, said OC Tanvirul Islam.
Accused Faysal was produced before court on Thursday and the court sent him to jail, said the OC.
College student accuses former lover of rape with promise of marriage in Kurigram
A college student in Fulbari upazila in Kurigram has accused her former lover of raping her multiple times with promises of marriage after he got married with another woman.
Police rescued the girl on Saturday from in front of the alleged rapist's house upon receiving a call in this regard on Emergency call service number 999.
The girl went on a hunger strike in front of the accused Mamun Sarker’s house, said Fazlur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Fulbari police station.
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According to the girl’s statement, she got aquainted with Mamun while studying in a local college. Mamun later instigated an affair with her and on April 25 raped her several times at her sister’s house.
Soon after the locals learned about their affair Mamun married another woman.
The girl said, “He raped me by promising marriage. If I don’t get justice I’ll commit suicide.”
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A case has been filed at Fulbari police station following the girl’s complaint under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, said OC Fazlur Rahman.
“The girl has been sent to Kurigram for medical test to confirm she was raped,” said the OC.