3 housewives, physically challenged girl raped

Three housewives and a physically challenged girl were raped in Kalapara and Dashmina upazilas of the district on Tuesday and the day before.

Police and family sources said a gang of seven stormed a house at Natunpara village in Kalapara upazila at around 3:00am on Tuesday and looted cash and gold ornaments.

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At one stage, the criminals tied the house owner up with his wife's saree and violated her.

The gang later attacked a nearby house and raped a 22-year-old housewife.

On information, police went to the village yesterday morning and sent the duo to Patuakhali General Hospital for medical tests.

A case was filed with Kalapara Police Station, said Officer-in-Charge Md Azizur Rahman.

In Dashmina upazila, a 14-year-old physically challenged girl of Gochani village was raped on Tuesday night.

Locals caught the alleged rapist named Faysal, 20, of the village and handed him over to police. The victim filed a case with Dashmina Police Station yesterday.

On Monday night, a housewife, 30, was raped allegedly by a youth at Hazir Hat village in the upazila.

Family members alleged that Md Rubel, 25, of the village, entered the house of the victim in absence of her husband and raped her.

Punitive action will be taken against the persons involved after investigation, said OC Sahabuddin of the police station.