Reshma's teasers still remain at large
Protest continues in Bogra
Students of Shalpa Technical School and College bring out a procession in Sherpur upazila of Bogra district yesterday demanding arrest and punishment to the culprits responsible for the suicide of Reshma, a student of the college.Photo: STAR
Two criminals accused of teasing college girl Reshma who committed suicide in Sherpur of Bogra district on March 2 could not be arrested till yesterday. Reshma, 18, a student of Shalpa Technical School and College under the upazila, complained to local influential persons against Munnaf and Robin for teasing her, but to no effect. On March 2, Munnaf and Robin again teased Reshma while she was tending goats at a field near her house. Police quoted locals as saying that Reshma returned home and committed suicide by taking pesticide. Reshma's father rickshawpuller Abdul Jalil had earlier complained to police against the two for teasing his daughter, but they (police) did not take any action. When asked, OC Aminul Islam of Sherpur Police Station said nobody made any written or verbal complaint with the police about the incident of teasing. “I hope the criminals who compelled Reshma to commit suicide will be arrested in a day or two,” the OC said. Students of Shalpa Technical School and College yesterday brought out a procession demanding immediate arrest and trial of Munnaf and Robin.
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