Rapist of two orphan girls sent to jail

A Kushtia court on Tuesday sent an employee of a government-run girls' orphanage in the district, to jail for allegedly raping two minor girls of the institution.

Police arrested Munshi Nasir Uddin, from a hideout in Courtpara area of the town on the day.

Nasir had been absconding since the incident came to light. The orphanage authorities suspended him the same day.

According to the victims' family members, Nasir raped the girls, aged about eight and seven, in his office for three days from July 22.

The eight-year-old girl fell sick, and informed Hasna Hena, waiting-maid of the orphanage, about the matter on July 25. 

Hena tried to hide the fact and gave sanctified water to the girl. In the afternoon, when the girl screamed for pain, Hena gave her Cyprocine tablet and asked her not to disclose the matter. But another girl, who was close to the victim, informed the matter to the victim's family on July 26. 

Deputy Director of Social Welfare Department in Kushtia, Rokasa Parvin, sent the girls to Kushtia General Hospital for medical test.