Attempted Rape of 6-Year-Old Child in Narsingdi, Security Guard Beaten by Mob

Local Correspondent

In Narsingdi, a security guard of a madrasa was beaten by a mob for allegedly attempting to rape a 6-year-old madrasa student.

Upon receiving news of the mob beating, police arrived to rescue the security guard, but angry locals attacked the police as well. They also vandalized the police vehicle. Later, joint forces intervened to calm the situation and handed over the accused to the police.

The incident occurred around 8:00 PM on Saturday, March 8, at a madrasa in the Gabtoli area of Narsingdi town. The accused, Saiful Islam, is the son of Dulal Mia from Muradnagar in Comilla district.

The child’s family filed a case under the Women and Child Abuse Prevention Act, and police have shown Saiful as arrested.

According to local sources, on Saturday evening, the madrasa’s security guard, Md. Saiful Islam, attempted to rape the 6-year-old student in the Gabtoli area. When the incident was reported to the madrasa teacher, Shamsul Islam, he allegedly ignored the matter.

Later, the child informed her family, and the locals became aware of the incident. Enraged residents rushed to the scene and beat the security guard. When police arrived to rescue the accused, the mob turned on the police. Subsequently, members of the joint forces rescued the accused, handed him over to the police, and restored order.

Eyewitness Mahfuzur Rahman Bhuiyan said, “Angry locals beat Saiful Islam for allegedly attempting to rape the madrasa student. When police tried to rescue the accused from the mob, they were also attacked, and their vehicle was vandalized. Later, the joint forces arrived.”

Madrasa teacher Shamsul Islam said, “After the child reported the incident to us, I was considering legal action. However, locals found out and beat the security guard before I could act. Later, police and joint forces arrived to control the situation.”

OC Emdadul Haque of Narsingdi Sadar Model Police Station said, “The accused security guard was rescued from the scene. The child’s family filed a case that night, and preparations are underway to send Saiful to court after showing him as arrested in the case.”