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Case against seven for 'compelling' Nasreen to commit suicide

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, Khulna
A case has been recorded with Mollahat thana accusing seven persons for 'compelling' school girl Nasreen to commit suicide.
The prime accused in the case is Bablu Sheikh who allegedly raped the girl along with his four accomplices on the night of February 10.
Nasreen, a student of class nine at Dattadanga High School in Mollahat, took her life by taking poison. She died at about 10 pm at Mollahat Upazila Health Complex.
Police have so far arrested Monowara Begum Manu '35' and Al Amin, both FIR-named accused and close relatives of the prime accused.
The police super of Bagerhat has issued an official letter asking the OC of Mollahat thana and the SI, Shubhash Chandra, to reply why departmental action would not be taken against them for being delinquent and for negligence in duty.
Meanwhile, different women's organisations in Bagerhat district held a joint rally yesterday protesting police inaction which forced Nasreen to commit suicide, failing to get justice.
Nasreen was forced to withdraw the rape case following death threats from the alleged rapists and their guardians and also from some top leaders of BNP in Mollahat.
"I have no alternative to committing suicide to get rid of the injustice being done to me. I have been forced by BNP leaders to withdraw the case filed in Bagerhat court against Bablu Sheikh for raping me", schoolgirl Nasreen Akhtar '17' had told her family in the afternoon of May 2 after withdrawing the rape case.
"None of us could think that she would commit suicide. But a short while later, she was found unconscious at her room", Nasreen's elder brother Zakir told this correspondent on Sunday.
She is the second rape victim to commit suicide in Mollahat upazilla in the last four months, failing to get justice. The first victim was Indrani Saha.
At about 11 pm on February 10, Nasreen was abducted allegedly by Bablu Sheikh when she came out of her house to respond to nature's call. Babul and fBablu Sheikh, son of retired army officer Habib Sheikh of Jhutishwari village, is an armed cadre of BNP, local people said.
After the incident, some BNP leaders in Mollahat and father of the alleged rapist had threatened Nasrin not to lodge any case with police, Zakir claimed.
Later, on February 17, Nasrin and Zakir filed a petition with Bagerhat court. On an order from the court, the OC of Mollahat thana recorded the rape case on February 24, accusing four persons.
Zakir alleged that the case was withdrawn following death threats by relatives of the alleged rapists and non-cooperation of the OC of Mollahat. Relatives of the rapists belong to BNP, he claimed.
"BNP leaders Wahab Kazi and Monsur Molla are among several others who forced me and my sister to withdraw the case through an affidavit in the Notary Public", he said.
"My sister was slapped and abused even after the case was withdrawn following the threats and non- cooperation of the OC", Zakir said explaining the reasons for Nasrin's suicide.
When asked, Bagerhat police
superintendent said legal action will be taken against those who forced the raped school girl to withdraw the case for which she committed suicide. Departmental action will be taken against the OC if he is found guilty in any way, the SP said.our others allegedly raped her in a nearby bush.