Two teenage girls 'missing' from Jessore, Barguna still untraced
Two teenage girls who went missing in Jessore and Barguna districts have remained untraced.
A college girl in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district remained missing for 10 days, reports our Benapole correspondent.
The victim, aged 17, is an HSC first year student at Navaron Fajilatunnesa Women's College of Kagojpukur village in Benapole.
Victim's uncle Md Ishaque said that the girl went out of her house on July 20 morning to buy books for new class but did not return and remained missing.
Family members alleged that police did not take any step to rescue the girl despite filing a general diary the next day.
Contacted, officer in-charge of Benapole Port police station Hasan Hafizur Rahman said they were trying to rescue the missing girl.
Away in Barguna, a schoolgirl of Chootobogi village under Taltali upazila remained missing for two and half months. Police failed to arrest anybody in this regard or rescue the victim, reports our Patuakhali correspondent.
The girl appeared in the SSC examination this year from Bogirhat High School under the upazila.
Father of the 16-year-old victim alleged that a local gang led by Al-Amin, 25, kidnapped the girl at about 4pm on May 8 from in front of her house.
Al-Amin used to disturb my daughter on her way to school, he said.
"Just after the incident I went to Taltali police station to file a case in this regard. But Md. Hanif, the on-duty officer at the police station refused to accept the case," he further said.
However, police later took the case (No. 141/12) following the order by superintendent of police of Barguna district on May 12.
The victim's father further said that he filed another case (No. 193/12) with the Women and Children Repression Prevention tribunal.
"But police are yet to arrest anybody or rescue my daughter though the accused are moving freely in the area," he said.
When contacted, SI Saidul Islam, IO (Investigation Officer) of the case, said they tried their best to rescue the victim and arrest the accused but failed as the culprits left the area.
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