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Bengali settlers rape and murder 3 indigenous Buddhist girls and 1 boy in LaxmichariOn 28 December 1990, Muslim settlers gang raped and murdered 3 indigenous Buddhist girls and a boy in Laxmichari, Khagrachari district. 3 indigenous Buddhist girls and a boy went to catch fish in a stream. 8 Muslim settlers and members of the Village Defence Party deployed at No. 10 Sentry Post at Laxmichari within the Laxmichari sub-district gang raped and murdered the indigenous girls and boys. The Muslim settlers and VDP members were under the command of Maj. Gulzar of the 32 East Bengal Regiment of the Bangladesh Army posted at Laxmichari Camp and Lt. Col. Hameed Iqbal of the 32 EBR of the Bangladesh Army, the Zonal Commander of the Manikchari Zone. Later indigenous people found their mutilated bodies near the stream. There were biting marks on the breasts and cheeks of the girls. A complaint was lodged with the above-mentioned commanders but no action was taken against the culprits. The victims were:
Sources:PCJSS(Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti)comments powered by Disqus |