A local youth named Mohammad Jalal (25) has been accused of raping the mother of three children (42) of the minority community in Shilpara village of Barumchhara union in Anwara upazila of Chittagong. The housewife lodged a complaint with the Anwara police station on Sunday night. Earlier, the housewife alleged that the incident took place at 2 pm on April 12 at Bulu Vaidya's house in 09 ward of Barumchhara union of the upazila.

According to the complaint, Mohammad Jalal, son of Dula Miah of Mistri Para in the same area, raped Arjun Shil (42), mother of three, of Bulu Vaidya's house in Ward 9 of Barumchhara Union of the upazila on April 12 at around 2 pm. (25)


The housewife said that on the day of the incident, in the absence of my husband and children, Jalal entered her house, hugged her and told her to be quiet. He even raped her, threatening to kill her. After the rape, the young man fled the scene, threatening to kill the housewife's husband and children if he told anyone about the incident.

Tarun Shil, the housewife's husband, complained that Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury, the chairman of Barumchhara Union No. 5, had called the housewife for 15 days and talked about a compromise. Later they went to the police station and took refuge in the law.

Chairman Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury could not be reached for comment. When asked, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Anwara Police Station SS Didarul Islam said, "I have received a complaint of raping a Hindu housewife. We will take legal action if the allegations are found to be true. "