Update of rape and killing of Thumaching Marma: One perpetrator arrested
On 6 January 2013 one of the alleged perpetrators Md. Alauddhin s/o late Mafijur Rahman who was believed to rape and kill a 14-year old indigenous girl Thomaching Marma at Kaukhali upazila in Rangamati district was arrested by the police. Sources also confirmed that the arrested perpetrator raped another indigenous Marma girl at same some couple of months ago.
It is reported that the arrested person along with another three settler youths namely Md. Selim Khan, Md. Dider s/o Badam Soudagor and a son of Sahabuddhin used to go to jungle regularly to collect firewood. It is alleged that a few months ago, Md. Alauddhin raped another indigenous girl at the same spot. The case was settled internally by local people fining taka 5,000 as a compensation of rape case. The same miscreants were believed to have been involved with the rape and killing of Thomaching Marma with an aim to occupy land belonging to indigenous Marma villagers.
Thomaching’s uncle Mr. Chaithowai Prue Marma initially filed a case against unknown persons, but later on, Mr. Aisamong Marma, UP member of Kalampati union in Kaukhali upazila submitted the names of aforesaid suspected settler youths to the Kaukhali police station. Though, one of them Md. Alauddhin was arrested by the police, but other three suspected perpetrators went fugitive. On the other hand, a vested fanatic group became active to get Md. Alauddhin release on bail from the court.
