2 teenage girls ‘gang-raped’ in city
Two teenage girls, who were reportedly gang-raped, were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Pankaj, sub-inspector of Kadamtoli police station, said that a 13-year-old girl was admitted to one stop crisis centre of DMCH around 11pm on Sunday, reports UNB.
His colleague inspector Mahabub Alam admitted another 15-year-old girl to DMCH.
Hospital sources said the teenagers were gang-raped on Saturday night.
Police arrested three people over the incident but have not released any details.
At least 1,005 incidents of child rape were recorded in Bangladesh this past year, a 76.01 % increase when compared to year before, Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF) said in its yearly report 'State of Child Rights in Bangladesh'.
Typically, about 84 children became victims of rape in every month of 2019.
Source: en.prothomalo.com
