On 2 February 1992 Bangladesh army backed Muslim settlers killed at least 30 indigenous Chakma Buddhists at Mallya. One of them was Shantibala Chakma, the wife of Mr. Saral Kumar Chakma. Two bombs exploded on a river ferry at Mallya. The explosion killed a passenger and seriously injured the skipper of the ferry. The survivors swam ashore but the armed Muslim settlers were waiting for them and attacked the indigenous Chakma Buddhists - men women and children.

Bengali settlers rape a minor Tripura girl in Khagrachari

On 2 October, 2014 at 10:00am Muslim settlers raped a 13 year old indigenous Tripura girl in Ranyabari village of Khagrachari.

Like any other day victim’s father went to forest early morning for collecting woods. Later, her mother went to the Bhaibonchara bazar to attend Durgapuja celebration at 8:00 am.

Meanwhile, at around 10:00am Mohammad Zia Rahman (32) son of Mohammad Abdul Malek of Bhaibonchara village entered their house for a glass of water. At the time after knowing no one was in home except the girl, Mohammad Zia held down her neck, hit on her right hand, head and face then forcibly raped her. Then when her mother returned home from Durgapuja celebration, found her daughter in devastated condition and came to know about the rape.

Later the girl identified Mohammad Zia Rahman a hired motor bike driver as rapist. Mohammad Zia Rahman confessed his misdeed to Hapreng Tripura, son of Suniti Kumar Tripura and offered to pay medical expenses.

At that time, victim’s mother rejected that offer and handed over accused rapist Mohammad Zia to the police. In this connection Smritypurna Tripura father of the victim filed a case with the Khagrachari sadar model police station under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act. Later the victim was admitted to the Khagrachari Sadar Hospital for treatment and medical test.

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