AL man's brother accused of raping fifth grader

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped in the capital's Bhatara on Saturday night.

In this connection, the family filed a case with Bhatara Police Station accusing three persons -- Rashedul Amin Khandoker, 38, Shaheen and Nazmul -- who are on the run, said Officer-in-Charge Nurul Muttakim.

Of them, Rashedul is the younger brother of Bhatara Thana unit Awami League general secretary Shahidul Amin Khandoker.

The girl, a fifth-grader, is being treated at the One-stop Crisis Centre (OCC) at Dhaka Medical College Hospital with wounds to her chest, neck and face.

Till last evening, her forensic was not conducted, the doctors said.

The girl's mother told The Daily Star that Shaheen called her daughter and took her to his mess while she along with her 14-year-old sister were on their way home from a friend's house.

Soon after, Rashidul entered the mess, around 100 yards from her residence, and tortured her while Nazmul held her firmly against the bed, she quoted her daughter as saying.

“My daughter returned home around 10:00pm,” she said.

Rashedul gave her Tk 2,000 and threatened to kill her if she disclosed the incident, she added.

“He (Rashedul) is so influential that nobody dares to speak against him,” said a neighbour of the girl, seeking anonymity.

Rashedul's brother Shahidul said, “If police in their investigation find him guilty, he has to be punished.”