Urgent Action: For conduct of an impartial judicial inquiry of rape of a indigenous house wife and immediate arrest of the perpetrator
Case: Rape
Victim: A 31 year-old Tripura house wife
Place of the Incident: Farm house of the victim (which is one and half k.m. away from the victim’s main residence), village- Karko Karbari Para of Ultachari union under Panchari upazila (sub-district) of Khagrachari hill district, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
Date of the Incident: 24 September 2011
Perpetrators: Mohammad Karim (31) s/o Janu Mian, village- Molla Para of No. 1 ward of Ultachari union under Panchari upazila (sub-district) of Khagrachari hill district, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh.
Account of the Incident
On 24 September, 2011 at around 11:00 am victim was staying at their Jum Ghar (a temporarily built house for Jum cultivation,which is one and half km away from their main residence) with her one and half year old infant Sakid Tripura. Her husband, Pushpa Ranjan Tripura, went to Panchari upozila (sub-district) headquarters with his old mother to take the latter’s allowance for the aged. In the meantime, the perpetrator Mohammad Karim appeared at the Jum Ghar and asked for a glass of drinking water from the victim. When victim came out of her room to give the glass of water, Mohammad Karim grabbed her neck and immediately raped her. The victim kept shouting during the incident and Karim left the spot quickly. After the incident, the culprit Mohammad Karim has absconded from the village.
The victim didn’t know the name of the perpetrator. But she assured that, would be able to identify the perpetrator if she faces him again. When the perpetrator was running away from the spot, Mr. Raidhan Tripura (31 years old),a local people of the Karko Karbari Para of Ultachari Union under Panchari upazila saw the perpetrator escaping from the area. Following the incident, the villagers led by Mr. Badsha Kumar Tripura (48 years old), village head of the Korko para village went to the perpetrator’s house and collected information about the perpetrator. After that incident the culprit Mohammad Karim allegedly absconded from village.
On 26 September 2011, a case was filed with Panchari police station by the victim’s husband in connection with this rape incident under section 3(1) of Women and Child Repression Act. As per the relatives’ apprehension, the case was not effective. On 27 September 2011 a medical test of the victim occurred by Dr. Sanjib Tripura at Khagrachari District Hospital after three days of the incident. Consequently, the result of the test became negative. Earlier, the relatives of the victim also blamed that the medical test of the victim was done very overdue. Till the! time of the reporting, the police could not arrest the culprit.
Recommended Action
Please send the appeal letter below to the concerned government officials of Bangladesh with the following calls for action:
(1) the conduct of an impartial judicial inquiry of rape of the Tripura house wife and publish the report,
(2) The immediate arrest and punishment of the perpetrator Mohammad Karim
(3) The provision of compensation to the victim;
(4) The implementation of the CHT Accord in letter and spirit.
Their postal address, fax numbers and email address are as follows:
§ Ms. Sheikh Hasina, Honourable Prime Minister, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Prime Minister’s Office, Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Fax : +880 2 8113243 / 3244 / 1015 / 1490, Email: Info@pmo.gov.bd, E-mail: pm@pmo.gov.bd pm! @pmo.gov.bd> or psecy@pmo.gov.bd psecy@pmo.gov.bd>
§ Mr. Md. Muzammel Hossain., Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Supreme Court Building, Ramna, Dhaka-1000, BANGLADESH, Fax: +880 2 956 5058, Tel: +880 2 956 2792
§ Dr. Dipu Moni, Honorable Minister, Foreign Ministry, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Fax: +880 2 9558566, Tel: 956-2852
§ Ms. Sahara Khatun, Honorable Minister, Ministry Home Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka, BANGLADESH, Fax: +88-02-7160405, 88-02-7164788 (O), Tel:+88-02-7169069 (O)
§ Mr. Dipankar Talukdar MP, Honorable State Minister, CHT Affairs Ministry, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka, BANGLADESH, Tel: +880-2- 7161774, E-mail: mochtadh@bttb.net
§ Ms. Sajeda Chowdhury, Convenor of CHT Accord Implementation Committee and Deputy Leader of Jatiya Sangsad, Sangsad Bhabab, Tejgaon, Dhaka
§ Mr. Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, Chairman, CHT Regional Council, Rangamati, Chittagong Hill Tracts, BANGLADESH, Tel: +88-0351-63381, Fax: 0351-63278, E-mail: chtrc@yahoo.com
§ Mr. Promod Mankin, MP and Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on CHT Affairs Ministry, Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, Dhaka
§ Dr. Mizanur Rahman,Chairman, NHRC, National Human Rights Commission
GulFeshan Plaza (11th Floor)8,Sohid Sangbadik Saleena Parvin Sorok, Mogbazar,Dhaka-1217,
GulFeshan Plaza (11th Floor)8,Sohid Sangbadik Saleena Parvin Sorok, Mogbazar,Dhaka-1217,
§ General Md Abdul Mubeen, Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army, Army Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, BANGLADESH, Fax: +880 2 875 4455, Tel: +880 2 987 0011, E-mail: itdte@army.mil.bd
§ Mr. Nur Mohammad, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Bangladesh Police, Police Headquarters', Fulbaria, Dhaka-1000, BANGLADESH, Fax: +880 2 956 3362 / 956 3363, Tel: +880 2 956 2054 / 717 6451 / 717 6677, E-mail: ig@police.gov.bd
Please send us a copy of your email/mail/fax to the said government officials to our address below:
Asian Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) Foundation
108 Moo 5, Soi 6, Tambon Sanpranate
Amphur Sansai, Chiang Mai 50210, Thailand
Tel: +66 053 380 168 Fax: +66 53 380 752
Website: www.aippnet.org
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LETTER OF CONCERN THAT CAN BE SENT TO THE GOVERNMENT
Date:
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We are deeply alarmed with the ravish of a Tripura house wife of Karko Karbari Para of Ultachari union under Panchari upazila (sub-district) of Khagrachari hill district, Chittagong Hill Tracts by a Bengali settler namely Mohammad Karim of Molla Para of No. 1 ward of Ultachari union under Panchari upazila (sub-district) of Khagrachari hill district on September 24, 2011.
On 24 September, 2011 at around 11:00 am the victim was staying at their Jum Ghar (a temporarily built house for Jum cultivation,which is one and half km away from their main residence) with her one and half year old infant Sakid Tripura. Her husband, Pushpa Ranjan Tripura, went to Panchari upozila (sub-district) headquarters with his old mother to take the latter’s allowance for the aged. In the meantime, the perpetrator Mohammad Karim appeared at the Jum Ghar and asked for a glass of drinking water from the victim. When the victim came out of her room to give the glass of water, Mohammad Karim grabbed he! r neck and immediately raped her. The victim kept shouting during the incident and Karim left the spot quickly. After the incident, the culprit Mohammad Karim has absconded from the village.
The victim didn’t know the name of the perpetrator. But she assured that, she would be able to identify the perpetrator if she faces him again. When the perpetrator was running away from the spot, Mr. Raidhan Tripura (31 years old),a local people of the Karko Karbari Para of Ultachari Union under Panchari upazila saw the perpetrator escaping from the area. Following the incident, the villagers, led by Mr. Badsha Kumar Tripura (48 years old), village head of the Korko para village went to the perpetrator’s house and collected information about the perpetrator. After that incident the culprit Mohammad Karim allegedly absconded from village.
On 26 September 2011, a case was filed with Panchari police station by the victim’s husband in connection with this rape incident under section 3(1) of Women and Child Repression Act. As per the relatives’ apprehension, the case was not effective. On 27 September 2011 a medical test of the victim occurred by Dr. Sanjib Tripura at Khagrachari District Hospital after three days of the incident. Consequently, the result of the test became negative. Earlier, the relatives of the victim also blamed that; the medical test of the victim was done very overdue. Till th! e time of the reporting, the police could not arrest the culprit.
In present situation, deflower and ravish of indigenous women by Bengali settlers are becoming regular occurrences in the Chitttagong Hill Tracts. The rape of Mrs. Rojina Tripura is one of the instances of spoils of indigenous women by Bengali settlers in Chittagong Hill Tracts. Bangladesh government is responsible to protect the rights of indigenous women in the state.
With this, we would like to seek your attention for your urgent action on the following:
(1) The conduct of an impartial judicial inquiry of rape of the Tripura house wife and publish the report,
(2) The immediate arrest and punishment of the perpetrator Mohammad Karim
(3) The provision of compensation to the victim;
(4) The implementation of the CHT Accord in letter and spirit.
We look forward to the speedy and impartial resolution of this case and your actions on the aforementioned issues.
Sincerely,
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courtesy: AIPP
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