Teacher sued for attempting to rape schoolgirl in Gazipur
Gazipur Correspondent
A case has been filed against a physical education teacher of a school for allegedly attempting to rape a class eight student in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur.
The victim's father filed the case against the teacher with Kaliakoir Police Station on Friday , our Gazipur correspondent reports quoting Kaliakoir Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Abul Bashar.
Quoting the case statement, the police official said around 7 am, on September 26, the victim was going to the school from home for private coaching.
When she was near the accused teacher's house, the latter took her to his house where he tried to rape the girl.
When the girl started screaming, he let her go after threatening to kill her and her family members if she reported the incident to anyone.
Three days after the incident, when the physical and mental condition of the student deteriorated, she narrated the incident following pressure from her parents.
Inspector Abul Bashar further said the accused teacher has been absconding since the case was filed. Efforts are on to arrest him.
