Rape of Hill Woman
Road blockade in Dighinala
A 12-hour road blockade from 6:00am yesterday was enforced in Dighinala upazila of Kharachhari district demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the culprit, who raped a hill woman in Nalkata area of the upazila, on Tuesday.
Pahari Chhatra Parishad (PCP), Democratic Youth Forum (DYF) and Hill Women's Federation (HWF), front organisations of United People's Democratic Front (UPDF), staged the blockade programme at Larma Square on Khagrachhari-Dighinala Road.
Leaders and activists of the three organisations took out a procession at the upazila headquarters and then held a rally at Larma Square.
The rally was addressed, among others, by UPDF leader Kishor Chakma, PCP leader Ankan Chakma, DYF leader Jiban Chakma and HWF leader Daizy Chakma.
The speakers demanded immediate arrest of the rapist. Otherwise, they threatened to launch a tougher agitation programme. A protest rally was also held in Khagrachhari Sadar upazila yesterday.
The 25-year-old hill woman was raped allegedly by a Bangalee settler in Nalkata area under Dighinala upazila at around 5:30pm on Tuesday.
Police quoted locals as saying that the woman was raped by one Azhar Ali of the area. Azhar had gone into hiding soon after the incident.
Officer in-Charge (OC) Sahadat Hossaion Tito of Dighinala Police Station said the victim's husband filed a case with the police station yesterday morning, accusing Azhar. “We are trying to arrest the accused,” the OC said.
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