Allegation of schoolgirl picked up in microbus in broad daylight, case against 5.

Suvo, Sherpur Bogura, Correspondent. Allegation has been raised that a 10th-grade schoolgirl (16) was picked up in a microbus in broad daylight on her way to school in Sherpur, Bogura. The incident occurred on 29 September. Even after four days, the missing student has not been found. In this incident, on the night of 3 October, the student's mother filed a case against five people including prime accused Md. Riyad Hossain at Sherpur Police Station under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act. Police are conducting an operation to rescue the missing student. According to the case statement and family sources, the missing teenager is a 10th-grade student of Sherpur Majibur Rahman Majnu Girls' High School. According to the complaint, Md. Riyad Hossain (20), son of Saiful Islam of Chakpota village of the upazila, had been harassing her for a long time with love proposals. It is mentioned in the statement that when the student's guardians informed Riyad's family about the matter, they became angry and threatened to pick up the student. According to the statement, on 29 September at around 8 am, the student left home for school as usual. When she reached in front of Jamadar's shop in Chakpota village, Riyad and his associates, who were already positioned there, forcibly picked her up in a white microbus, it is alleged. As she did not return home or school at the scheduled time, family members searched at various places. However, not finding her anywhere, on the night of 3 October, the student's mother filed a written complaint at Sherpur Police Station. Later, based on that complaint, the case was registered under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act. The accused in the case are Md. Riyad Hossain (20) of Chakpota village, his mother Mst. Farida Begum (40), Md. Hafizar Rahman (55) of the same area, Riyad's brother Md. Jihad Hossain (25) and Mst. Kahinur Begum alias Jesmin (40). Inspector (Investigation) and Officer-in-Charge (OC) in charge of Sherpur Police Station Joynul Abedin said that a case has been registered under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act based on the written statement of the complainant. Police operations are continuing to quickly rescue the missing schoolgirl unharmed and arrest the accused.