Attempted rape of Jamuna Chakma: accused army man identified

chtnews.com
News No. 231/2009, December 29, 2009

Jamuna Chakma has identified the army personnel who tried to rape her on 8 November in Ghilachari under Rangamati district.

Ms Chakma, mother of a young child, identified him at Naniachar zone headquarters in the presence of Naniachar Upazila Vice Chairmen Kumentu Chakma and Milki Chakma, Ghilachari Union Council Chairman Mithu Chakma, Burighat Union Council chairman Pranati Bikash Chakma, Naniachar Sadar Union Council chairman Panchanon Chakma, Ghilachari Committee for Guiding Movement Against Women Repression’s convenor Jhinu Prabha Chakma.

Besides them, some of the eyewitnesses were also invited there.

The Second-in-Command of Naniachar zone on 26 December invited Jamuna Chakma, her husband and her father-in-law to the camp to identify the perpetrator.

The Commander at first presented a group of army personnel clad in combat dresses before Jamuna Chakma and others at Goul Ghar (round house) at the zone headquarters.

She immediately identified without any difficulty the army men who made the sexual attack on her.

After that the same group of the army men was presented before her once again but this time without combat uniform, and yet she was able to single him out.

The army officers did not disclose the delinquent soldier’s name to the Jummas present there but told them that Jamuna Chakma would have to make herself available at Naniachar zone two or three more times in the future.