NCP leader’s father jailed for raping child at his home in Bhola

❐ Local correspondent

Police have arrested the father of Shahadat Khandaker Manjur, the central organizing secretary of NCP’s Barisal division, on charges of raping a child in Bhola’s Char Fashion.

The arrested person is Selim Khandaker (55), a resident of Ward No. 6, Hazariganj, Shashibhushan Police Station, upazila.

He was arrested by the police after a case was filed at Shashibhushan Police Station on April 30th in connection with the rape. He was later sent to jail by the court on Saturday, May 2nd.

Shashibhushan Police Station (OC) confirmed the matter.

According to the case report, on April 28, around 9 am, the 7-year-old victim, including a schoolgirl, was playing near Selim Khandaker’s building with other children. At that time, Selim Khandaker lured the child with various foods and money and asked her to take off her clothes in a room of his one-story building. When the child did not agree, Selim forcibly raped her by covering her face.

Around 10:30 am, the child started crying after feeling pain in her lower body. When the family members asked what happened, the child told them that Selim Khandaker had done something bad to her. He also threatened to kill her if she told anyone about the incident.

In this regard, Shahadat Khandaker Manju, the central organizing secretary of NCP’s Barisal division, claimed that a rape case was filed against her father due to a family dispute.

In this regard, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shashibhushan Police Station Md. Firoz Ahmed said that accused Selim Khandaker himself confessed to the rape.

Police said a case has been filed against him under the Women and Child Abuse Act and sent to court.