Rape victim receives death threats using State Minister Amit’s name

BD Digest Report

A young woman in Jessore has been accused of being raped, defamed by spreading pornography and later poisoned to death under the pretext of marriage. The victim, Sonia Akhter Dia (pseudonym), has alleged that she is being intimidated by influential circles for not agreeing to withdraw the case. She even claimed that a group of terrorists, using the name of BNP’s State Minister for Energy Anindya Islam Amit, is threatening her family with disappearance and acid attack.

This helpless woman from Potpara village in Abhaynagar made these allegations in a tearful voice at a press conference at the Jessore Press Club on Saturday afternoon.

In a written statement at the press conference, Sonia said that in 2024, she met Ehsan Ahmed Faisal, son of Shamim Ahmed Manua of Shankarpur Chopdar Para in Jessore city, through Facebook. Due to a love affair, Faisal took her to Kuakata and raped her several times, tempting her to marry him. Later, when she refused to marry him, she filed a case with Jessore Kotwali Police Station in May 2025.

The victim claimed that after filing the case, the accused Faisal, his father Shamim and brother-in-law Ripon, the owner of ‘Ripon Auto’, called her and forcibly made her drink poison, promising to settle the matter. When she was thrown unconscious on the road, passersby rescued her and admitted her to Jessore General Hospital. She also filed an attempt to murder case in this incident. After that, another pornography case was filed on December 31, 2025, when the accused Faisal, enraged, spread pictures of their intimate moments.

Sonia Akhter alleged that the accused, unable to suppress her in any way, have started using the political card. She said,

“A group of 25 to 30 terrorists are being sent to my house and threatening me. They identify themselves as Anindya Islam Amit’s men and claim to be very powerful. They are threatening to kidnap me, throw acid in my face, and kill my father.”

However, when Sonia told the threat makers that she would seek justice directly from the innocent Islam Amit, the terrorists quickly retreated. It is clear that the criminals are misusing the name of an influential leader to protect themselves.

The helpless woman claims that the police are not arresting the accused because they are influential and wealthy. On the contrary, her younger brother has been arrested without any investigation in a false case filed by the accused. She fears that the police are being influenced by political influence and the money of ‘Ripon Auto’.

At the end of the press conference, Sonia Akhter said, “Why can’t I get justice because I’m poor? My honor has been lost, my life has been taken away, and now I have to flee with my family. I demand a proper investigation and justice through my journalist brothers.”

No statement was received from the accused Ehsan Ahmed Faisal or his family regarding the incident.

Local conscious circles believe that it is necessary to take strict action against those who are trying to cover up crimes using the names of political leaders.

Meanwhile, while taking a woman’s statement at a press conference, a journalist leader from Press Club Jessore behaved disrespectfully with DBC Television journalist Mehedi Hasan Ujjal. Several journalists with BNP ideology even put pressure on journalists working in other organizations not to broadcast the news.

It is worth noting that Ripon, the owner of Ripon Auto, the sister-in-law of Faisal, accused of rape, and his brother Tipu are leaders of the Nagar BNP. Sources say that Ripon Auto works as a donor to BNT. That is why they are out of reach despite committing such a big crime like rape. At the same time, they are constantly harassing and threatening the rape victim and her family.