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A charge that brings shame on teachers

Our Correspondent, Dinajpur
Several hundred villagers of Birganj upazila yesterday formed a human chain, demanding arrest of a school teacher who allegedly raped a Class Eight girl on July 10 and threatened to upload the rape scene on the internet if the victim disclosed the matter.
The villagers also gave a
24-hour ultimatum to arrest the rapist and threatened to go on a greater movement if he was not brought to justice within that time.
They also besieged Amena Karim Memorial Girls' High School at Golapganj village yesterday as the school authorities barred the students from joining the human chain.
Later, police dispersed the protesters and forced the
students to go back to their classes.
The accused was identified as Ranjit Roy, 48, an assistant teacher of the girls' school.
At the human chain, local people alleged that the teacher told the 14-year-old girl to collect examination suggestions on July 10 morning. Later, Ranjit took her to Bhogdoma village, around four kilo-
metre away from her home, and allegedly raped her at a house there.
The culprit also videoed the rape scene by a mobile phone and threatened to upload it on the internet if she informed it to police and media, the victim told this correspondent.
The girl filed a complaint with the headmaster of the school on August 18. Her mother also informed the matter to Md. Aminul Islam, chairman of Birganj Upazila Parishad, but they are yet to take any step in this regard.
However, the chairman declined to make any comments over the incident but said that some Jamaat-Shibir men were inciting the locals.
"We went several times to Birganj police station but police repeatedly declined to record our case", added the victim's mother.
Later on August 24, she filed a rape case with Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court, accusing five people, including Ranjit Chandra Roy.
Contacted, AKM Shawkat Hossain, OC of Birganj police station, said that nobody came to the police station to lodge any complaint
Krishna Chandra, the headmaster of the School, said that the accused teacher had already been suspended on August 23.
The correspondent could not reach Ranjit Chandra Roy as his cell phone found switched off, despite repeated attempts.