Bangladesh Hindu woman raped, beaten over Rs 35,000 family loan: Report
Harrowing details of the assault, as recounted by the survivor and her brother in connection with the Bangladesh rape case, have come to light.At around 11 pm on Thursday, the Hindu woman was all alone at her father's home in Cumilla with her two children when she heard a knock from the main accused, Fazar Ali.As she refused to answer the door, Fazar Ali broke it open, stripped her naked, beat and raped her, according to the survivor and her brother's accounts.advertisement
All of this over Rs 35,000 he had lent to her family.The loan repayment date had passed, prompting Fazar to visit the family. At that time, neither the survivor's brothers nor her parents were present, reported Bangladeshi daily Prothom Alo."Truly that woman is a victim of barbaric violence," a senior police official, who led the probe, told Prothom Alo.The woman's desperate cries for help alerted nearby locals, who rushed to the spot. According to a neighbour, when a few locals found the woman and Fazar in a compromising position, they attacked the survivor and filmed her.However, after realising that she had been raped, the locals turned their wrath towards Fazar, who eventually managed to escape, Prothom Alo reported.He was arrested in Dhaka after fleeing from a hospital in Cumilla, where he had been admitted following the beating by locals, according to the report.advertisementAccording to locals, Fazar used to run drug and gambling operations in the locality and claimed to be a member of the Khaleda Zia-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), despite holding no official position, Prothom Alo further reported.Four others, who recorded the act and posted it on social media, were also arrested.- EndsMust Watch
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