Teen with disabilities raped in Patuakhali
Our Correspondent, Patuakhali
Sat Feb 8, 2025 09:11 PM
A teenage girl with disabilities was allegedly raped and her mother and an aunt were assaulted in Patuakhali’s Baufal upazila on Thursday afternoon.
According to a case filed with Baufal Police Station the next day, Hossain Howlader, aged around 30, took the girl to an abandoned hut in the village, promising her treats, and raped her.
Her mother, who was at a neighbour’s house, heard her screams for help and rushed to the hut. Seeing her, Hossain ran away, says the complaint.
The mother and her cousin then went to Hossain’s house to tell his parents what happened, but his father Selim Howalder and brother Hasan Howalder physically assaulted the women.
Her mother was seriously injured and had been admitted to a hospital.
After the girl’s father, a labourer, filed the case on Friday night, police arrested Selim and Hasan, said Kamal Hossain, officer-in-charge of Baufal Police Station, adding that police are looking for the main suspect.
