The victim’s family said they were now anxious to get fair justice for Kohinur and claimed the families of the accused were now trying to influence law enforcing agencies to close the case
Law enforcers are yet to arrest the three persons accused of gang raping Kohinur Akhter, a garment factory worker who took her own life following the incident, even after seven days after her death.
Talking to the Dhaka Tribune, the victim’s family said they were now anxious to get fair justice for Kohinur and claimed the families of the accused were now trying to influence law enforcing agencies to close the case.
On October 12, Kohinur Akhter, 18, worker of a garment factory in Karnaphuli EPZ, committed suicide in her residence in the city’s Patenga a day after of a Chittagong court released her with the three alleged rapists, Md Moktar, 25, and his two friends Md Iqbal, 22, and Md Belal, 23, who were arrested from a city hotel on prostitution charges on October 10.
“A case was lodged with Patenga Police Station against the trio under section 9(A) of Women and Children Repression Prevention Act as the victim’s suicide note blamed Mokthar, Iqbal, and Belal for her death, said Kazi Shahabuddin Ahmed, officer-in-charge of the police station.
The victim’s father, Md Sharif, said his daughter committed suicide as Moktar, and his two friends raped her as she refused their indecent proposals adding that the men used to stalk and harass for a long time.
“They followed her when she was returning home from work on October 12, and forced her into a CNG auto-rickshaw. They took her to a hotel at Station Road and repeatedly raped her,” he added.
Sharif also alleged that the trio confined her in a hotel room until the police arrived. The girl and the three men were arrested from the hotel on charges of prostitution. They were produced before a Chittagong court on October 11 and given bail.
On the next day, Kohinoor and her roommates left for work. When one of the roommates, Kamrun Nahar, returned home, she found the door locked from inside. As she peeped through the door, she saw Kohinoor’s body hanging from the ceiling.
OC Shahabuddin said they conducted several drives at Anwara upazila along with the police station concerned but could not nab the trio till filing this report.
Source: Dhaka Tribune
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