Report from Advocate Rabindra Ghosh Bangladesh Minority Watch

Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW) received  information from our volunteer at Patuakhali District that on 28.05.2014 at about 2 a.m. gang of perpetrators looted valuables and gang raped one Minority Hindu women located at Sutabaria of Golachipa Upazila of Patuakhali District-Bangladesh.

I on behalf of BDMW communicated with Rafiqul Hasan Goni- S.P., Patuakhali and Shishir Kumar Pal- O.C Golachipa Police station today and came to know that one of the accused Mosharaf Hossain has been arrested by police. Vigorous attempt is going on to arrest more perpetrators - police said.

We also came to know that the victim - Ms. Papri Aich (25) wife of Mrinal Aich has been admitted to Patuakhali Medical Hospital for treatment. The victim has been put on for DNA test. I had also talked with Mrinal Kanti Aich over his cell number 01715422726 who gave me to understand that during the occurrence of gang-rape he was not present at his house and his two minor children was there, but they could not protest during the occurrence.

Name of the Perpetrators  : 1) Md. Mosharaf Hossain (23),  2) Rubel Howlader (24) and 3) Babul Palwan (25) : All of village Sutabaria of Golachipa Upazila of Patuakhali District.

Mrinal Aich husband of victim lodged first information report (F.I.R) at Golachipa police station being Golachipa P.S. case No.22 dated 28.05.2014 under section 9(3) of Women and Children Repression Act,2002 against three perpetrators.

BANGLADESH Minority Watch is very much shocked at the incident of looting, properties of Hindu House,  gang-rape of Minority Hindu women on 28th of May,2014 and we demand exemplary punishment of the those perpetrators responsible for the crime against humanity. We also demand urgent arrest of more perpetrators 

We are contemplating to investigate the matter at the spot.

With best regards,

Rabindra Ghosh

Founder President-Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW)

12, K.M. Das Lane, Tikatully, Wari P.S.,Dhaka, Bangladesh.