Two BCMCL staff sued for 'attempted rape'

Two employees of Barapukuria Coal Mine Company Ltd (BCMCL) have been sued on charge of attempting to rape a 30-year-old woman in Parbatipur upazila of the district.

The accused are Abul Kashem Shikdar, president of BCMCL Workers' Union, and vice president of CBA under Petrobangla unit, and Azgar Ali, a plumber of Surface Operation.

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Younger brother of the victim filed the case under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act on Sunday, said Mahmudul Alam, officer-in-charge of Parbatipur Police Station.

According to the case statement, Kashem Shikdar on August 14 called the woman to his union office with a promise to give her brother a job at BCMCL. Shikdar's aide Azgar Ali was also present at that time.

At one stage, Shikdar tried to violate the woman. Hearing screams, security guards rushed to the spot and rescued her.

Punitive action would be taken against the culprits after investigating the incident, said the OC.

Contacted, Shikdar refuted the allegation.