Bangladeshi girl killed by madrasa teacher for reporting sexual harassment against him: police
Dhaka, Apr 19: A teenaged school girl in Bangladesh was allegedly burnt to death by her madrasa principal for reporting a sexual harassment case against him, triggering nationwide protests in the country.
Nusrat Jahan Rafi, 18, was set on fire at her school (madrasa) on April 6 by four burqa-clad assailants few days after she complained against principal Siraj-ud-Daula for inappropriately touching her after calling her in his office.
Siraj is one of the 17 people arrested in connection with the case.
Rafi succumbed to the injuries on April 10. Her death led to protests across Bangladesh with people on Thursday forming human chains and holding demonstrations seeking justice for the victim.
The demonstration sought stern punishment for the victim's murderers and expressed condolences to her bereaved family, the Dhaka Tribune reported.
Online news portal bdnews24.com quoted police as saying that Siraj orchestrated the killing of Rafi from jail after his arrest on Mar 27 in the case.
Deputy Inspector General Ruhul Amin, who is heading the probe committee, said the investigation will take several more days to wrap up as investigators are examining various documents.
He said Siraj had a history of condemnable behaviour that was known to the madrasa governing body.
The police officer also also hinted at involvement of political leaders in the murder.
Local politics is linked with the Nusrat incident. Two councillors from a party organised human-chain programmes for and against the principal, he said.
According to the report, the police is also investigating whether there has been negligence on the part of police while investigating the murder case.
We have found preliminary evidence against the former officer-in-charge of Sonagazi police station and senior police officers. We are taking this very seriously and are looking into it," he said.
But, had the local administration and madrasa managing committee taken action when the sexual harassment was first reported, this tragedy could have been avoided, he added.
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Ex-MLC MR Doreswamy passes away
Bengaluru, Mar 6 (PTI): Former MLC and the founder chairman of the PES Institutions M R Doreswamy died on Thursday.
The 85-year-old educationist was ailing for the past three months, his family said.
“He breathed his last at about 6 pm at home. He had some health issues for the last three months,” his nephew Hari Babu told PTI.
Doreswamy is survived by wife Radha Manohari, son Jawahar and daughter Suma, Babu said.
Another relative Srinivas Naidu said the cremation will be performed on Friday.
Condoling his death, senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa said on ‘X’: "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of Shri M R Doreswamy, a senior educationist, founder president of PES institutions, Vice Chancellor of PES University, former member of the Legislative Council, and a dear friend.
With his demise, the country has lost an outstanding educationist. Personally, I have lost a dear friend. I pray that God will grant his soul eternal peace and I express my deepest condolences to his family and followers. Om Shanti.”
