Stalkers on Rampage
Girl kills herself after parents assaulted
Our Correspondent, Dinajpur, Lalmonirhat
Girl kills herself after parents assaulted
Amidst nationwide fight against stalking, a 13-year-old girl commits suicide following her parents' assault by the stalker's family when they protested against the stalker's forceful entrance into their house at Dinajpur on Friday.
The victim was identified as Shabnur Begum, daughter of Md Aminul Islam of Uttarpara village of the district's Biral upazila.
Md Rabiul Islam Bulu, 20, son of Md Wazed Ali of the same village, used to stalk Shabnur on her way to the local Brac School where she studied in class five, her family said.
Friday night around10:30 pm, when Shabnur was home alone with her grandmother, Rabiul forcibly entered the house and offered her for affair, to which her grandmother outright protested, said family members.
Following this, Shabnur, her parents and uncle went to Wazed Ali's residence and protested against his son's wrongdoing. Hearing their allegation, Wazed Ali and his family members beat them up, they said.
Yesterday morning, Shabnur was found dead hanging from the ceiling fan in her room, they added.
Sub-Inspector (SI) Md Jalilur Rahman of Biral upazila Police Station, quoting Shabnur's family members, said the assault of her parents demoralised her and made her commit suicide.
Wazed Ali, however, denied the allegation, said the SI. An unnatural death case was filed in this regard.
In another incident at Dinajpur, a class five student of Hakimpur Pre-Cadet School stopped going to school after her teacher tried to molest her proposing an illicit affair.
On November 12, Md Rafeyul Islam Ritan, a teacher of the school, made her stay back after class and directed her to contact him in his room. When she entered his room, Ritan hugged her and offered her for an illicit relation.
Later, the girl later informed the matter to her parents.
The girl's family said they could not take any action in the fear of influential locals who pressurised them not to take any legal action against the teacher.
When contacted, upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) Md Tofazzal Hossain of Hakimpur upazila said he was aware of the incident and that "action will be taken after getting written allegation."
Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shambhu Das Sumon of Hakimpur Police Station said no complain was filed in this regard.
Our Lalmonirhat correspondent yesterday reported that local men at Aditmari upazila stalked two sisters when they were going to their coaching center at Khatapara village on a rickshaw and assaulted its rickshaw puller.
Around 8:30 am, two stalkers stopped the sisters on their rickshaws and handed affair letters to them. The stalkers also assaulted rickshaw puller Shah Alom, 30, when he protested against the stalking.
Police and locals said, the stalkers Ekramul Haque alias Khabo, 25, son of Mozibar Rahman, and Joleya Islam, 24, son of Abdul Mannan were residents of Khatapara village.
Father of the girls Dr Shofiar Rahman of the upazila's Saptibari village said, I placed written allegation against the stalkers and I expect the police to take necessary actions."
Not only my daughters, but also other school and college girls who used the road at Khatapara village to different educational institutions were stalked allegedly by some identified stalkers, he added.
Of the two sisters, one is a Degree examinee of Lalmonirhat Mozida Khatun Mohila Govt college while the other is a SSC examinee of Sarpukur High School
Khatapara village locals said some 8 to10 youths, allegedly identified as stalkers, had been stalking the school and college going girls since long. The locals, however, did not take action against them as the stalkers were involved with different anti-social activities.
Aditmari Police Station OC Mahfuzur Rahman said they are trying to arrest the stalkers and police in plain cloth will keep a close eye on the area after yesterday's incident.