Staff Reporter :
Home Minister Asaduzzman Khan on Thursday said that action would be taken against those who molested girls in different parts of the capital on March 7.
“The law enforcers are examining different video footages to identify those who harassed women.”
The Home Minister said this at a discussion titled “Promoting Adults Nutrition” held at CIRDAP auditorium.
“We are informed of at least one incident where a student fells victim of molestation at Bangla Motors. Police also recorded her statement going to her home and will take action scrutinisng video footage,” he said.
There was uproar in social media site feacebook after a number of girls shared their bitter experience of harassment i.e molestation during a grand rally of Awami League at Suhrawardy Udyan.
March 7 viral post went viral on Wednesday.
Screenshots of the girls statement went viral triggering sharp criticism of the incidents. But some Awami League sympathisers found it as intentional propaganda to ‘tarnish the image of the party.’
In one of the viral posts, a girl said that a group of youths molested her chanting ‘Joy Bangla’ slogan. After the post went viral, the girl wrote on her Facebook wall stating how a police officer rescued her in the middle of the trouble on the road where she was filmed. She wrote that the police officer rescued her and got her into a bus.
In the night, the girl on her wall wrote again that she deleted her previous post as it was being used for political purpose.
She later wrote she was in good health now, but she did not post the incident for political purpose.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesperson Masudur Rahman said they were not aware of the incident, but would take action if they find any such complaint.
