Attempted rape in Ghilachari: inquiry team to visit Ghilachari today

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News No. 185/2009, November 12, 2009

The inquiry committee constituted yesterday to probe the incident of an attempted rape on Juboni Chakma is likely to visit Ghilachari today, sources say.

The five-member committee headed by Additional District Magistrate of Rangamati Nurul Alam Chowdhury is required to submit its findings within three days.

The other members of the committee are Abdul Al Farooq, Additional Police Super, Rangamati district; Nirupa Dewan, a retired school teacher, Nirmalendu Tripura, a prominent cultural personality; and Tanzila Begum, Women Affairs Officer in Rangamati district administration.

Meanwhile, sources from Kudukchari say the army has reopened its check-post at Kudukchari bazaar and is checking each and every vehicle moving towards Ghilachari.

The check post had remained closed for few months after people rose in protest against harassment in the name of checks at such army posts in April.

Meanwhile, UPDF’s Samrat Chakma told chtnews.com that army personnel had searched each and every shop belonging to the Jummas in Kudukchari bazaar last night.

“Five pick-ups loads of army personnel came to Kudukchari bazaar last night. They were soon joined by other army men from nearby Kudukchari camp. Together they surrounded the market and searched the Jumma people’s shops there.” he said.