On 5 March 2008 a 16-year old indigenous girl was raped by two Bengali teachers who are in training at Primary Training Institute (PTI) in Rangamati. The teachers were arrested by the police. A rape case was lodged with Kotowali police station.
It is reported that at 3.30 p.m. on that day the two girls, namely Rupa Chakma (16) d/o Madhabi Chakma from Khagrachari and Sumita Chakma (15) d/o Samaresh Chakma from Dighinala went to the roof of teacher hostel of PTI to collect jackfruit. At that time, the two teachers namely Mr. Tisu Kanti Nath of Uttar Hatimara Government Primary School in Naniarchar upazila and Mr. Al Masud, teacher of Baghaichari Model Government Primary School in Baghaichari upazila tried first to take the girls to their room by coaxing, but their attempt was failed. In the meantime, they turned out children who accompanied the girls from the hostel. Later the two teachers took the girls forcibly to their two separate rooms. Tisu Kanti Nath raped Rupa Chakma while Al Masud failed as the guardians rushed there to rescue them. The raped girl was admitted to Rangamati general hospital. One adolescent girl Kajal Chakma who accompanied the girls said that after turning out them from the teacher hostel, the cook of the hostel Md. Tajuddin locked up the gate of the hostel. The activists of the 'Committee on Protect of Violence Against Women' rushed at the hospital.
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