Mentally Disabled Girl Raped in Natore; Suspect Arrested

A mentally disabled underage girl has allegedly become eight months pregnant after being subjected to repeated sexual assault in Natore Sadar Upazila. Law enforcement authorities acted swiftly following the formal registration of the case, leading to the immediate apprehension of the primary suspect. Concurrently, teachers and students took to the streets to demand capital punishment for the perpetrator.

Case Details and Circumstances of the Crime

According to the police and the official case statement, the victim is a Class V student at a local government primary school and has been living with a mental disability since early childhood. The suspect, identified as 56-year-old Osman Patwari, son of Moti Patwari, operated a grocery shop adjacent to the victim’s family residence in Natore Sadar.

Due to the close proximity of the shop, the young girl occasionally visited the establishment. The prosecution alleges that Osman Patwari capitalised on the victim’s vulnerability and cognitive disability, luring her inside the commercial premises on multiple occasions to commit the assaults.

The matter came to light recently when the girl exhibited signs of physical illness and visible bodily changes. Concerned by these developments, her family members admitted her to a local hospital for a medical examination. Following diagnostic assessments, attending physicians confirmed that the adolescent was eight months pregnant. Upon receiving the medical confirmation, the victim’s father approached the local authorities and filed a formal complaint on Tuesday night, 9 June.

Legal Proceedings and Institutional Action

Following the lodgement of the First Information Report (FIR) at the Natore Sadar Police Station, the police initiated an overnight raid, successfully arresting Osman Patwari. The Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Natore Police Station, Md. Mansur Rahman, verified the details of the incident and confirmed that the suspect was produced before the court on Wednesday, 10 June, and subsequently remanded to judicial custody.

The table below outlines the factual parameters of the case based on verified police records:

Public Protest and Demands for Justice

The disclosure of the medical report triggered substantial public indignation within the local community. At noon on Wednesday, 10 June, a human chain demonstration was organised directly in front of the victim’s primary school.

The protest was heavily attended by the students and teaching faculty of the institution. Participants displayed placards and chanted slogans demanding the death penalty by hanging for Osman Patwari. The demonstrators urged the judicial authorities to expedite the legal proceedings through a fast-track tribunal to ensure that exemplary punishment is handed down, thereby deterring future offenses against vulnerable children.