Police in Bangladesh have arrested 5 people in reference to the rape of a Hindu girl and the circulation of a video of the sufferer on social media. The incident came about in Ramchadrapur Panchkitta village below Muradnagar police station in Comilla district on Thursday.In keeping with a police assertion reported by ANI, the principle accused, 36-year-old Fajr Ali, was caught by native residents whereas allegedly raping the spouse of an expatriate from the identical village. He was overwhelmed by the villagers however managed to flee the scene.“Some folks current on the scene instantly recorded a video of the sufferer and unfold it on social media,” the assertion quoted by ANI added.
The disturbing footage, which went viral, exhibits the sufferer bare and pleading for her dignity.A case has been registered at Muradnagar Police Station. Authorities have arrested Fajr Ali together with 4 others who allegedly recorded and circulated the video. Police confirmed that authorized proceedings are underway in opposition to all 5 accused.The incident comes amid rising concern over violence in opposition to non secular minorities and girls in Bangladesh. On Could 31, numerous organisations held a human chain and protest rally in entrance of the nationwide press membership in Dhaka, condemning violence in opposition to minority communities. The protest was organised by Sammilita Sanatan Parishad, a minority alliance.In response to latest incidents, India’s ministry of exterior affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated in a June 27 briefing that it’s the accountability of Bangladesh’s interim authorities to make sure the protection of Hindus and different minorities. He made the remarks within the context of an assault on a Durga temple.Earlier on Could 16, 1000’s of ladies’s rights activists gathered in Dhaka close to the Parliament constructing, demanding equality and dignity for ladies. The rally, held below the slogan “A March of Solidarity on the Name of Ladies,” aimed to protest efforts to curtail girls’s rights within the identify of faith.
