Five arrested in Bangladesh for raping Hindu girl, circulating video; MEA urges protection of minorities

Bangladesh police arrest accused for raping Hindu girl (Image credit: ANI)

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 underneath Muradnagar police station in Comilla district on Thursday.According to a police assertion reported by ANI, the primary 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 crushed by the villagers however managed to flee the scene.“Some people present at the scene immediately recorded a video of the victim and spread 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 towards all 5 accused.The incident comes amid rising concern over violence towards spiritual minorities and girls in Bangladesh. On May 31, numerous organisations held a human chain and protest rally in entrance of the nationwide press membership in Dhaka, condemning violence towards 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 duty of Bangladesh’s interim authorities to make sure the security of Hindus and different minorities. He made the remarks in the context of an assault on a Durga temple.Earlier on May 16, 1000’s of girls’s rights activists gathered in Dhaka close to the Parliament constructing, demanding equality and dignity for girls. The rally, held underneath the slogan “A March of Solidarity at the Call of Women,” aimed to protest efforts to curtail girls’s rights in the identify of faith.