KALADAN NEWS

Dated- Mon, 12 May 2003

A YOUNG GIRL RAPED BY POLICE

Buthidaung, May12: A girl was gang raped by police

while she was returning to her home after visiting her

relatives at Rathedaung Township on 19th April 2003,

according to our correspondent

The victim Rohima Khatun, 23, daughter of Momtaz Meah,

accompanied by her maternal uncle Moniruz Zaman, 62,

son of Khalasan of Yaung Chaung village of Buthidaung

Township, in Arakan was going to her home on foot

after visiting her relatives at Razar Bill village of

Rathedaung Township on the said day, he further added.

When they reached at a bushy place near Khadir Para

village of Buthidaung township, they met with a team

of three policemen from Tuor Para police camp, which

was in search of some culprits. Two of the policemen

separated Moniruz Zaman from his nice by taking him

away to a nearby jungle and fasten him with a rope to

a tree. Meanwhile, the other policeman took her to an

isolated place and forcibly raped her. Later, the two

other policemen came and also raped her in turn,

sources said.

After that Moniruz Zaman was unfasten. But the police

took signatures, on a white blank paper, from both of

them and threatened with dire consequences if they

complained against them, sources further added.

They, however, continued their journey disappointedly

and reached home, Yaung Chaung village, at about 4:00

pm. The day following the rape, the victim along with

her uncle and the Village Peace and Developing Council

(VPDC) Chairman of Yaung Chaung Village went to the

officer of Military Intelligence (MI-18) and apprised

him the whole matter, who called the police rapists to

the office of MI-18 on April 20, 2003. But the

culprits were failed to appear on that day so it was

deferred to a later date on 26th April for a

settlement, sources said to our correspondent.

Editor

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