Case filed against 25 over assault on minor girls aboard Munshiganj launch
The accused include Nehal Ahmed Jihad, who was seen in a widely circulated video beating the girls, along with 20 to 25 unnamed individuals
Police today (11 May) filed a case against 20 to 25 individuals over the public assault of two minor girls on a launch docked at the Munshiganj Launch Terminal on Friday night (9 May).
Confirming the matter, Munshiganj Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Saiful Alam said the case was filed earlier in the day by Muktarpur River Police Sub-Inspector Milon, who acted as the plaintiff.
The accused include Nehal Ahmed Jihad, who was seen in a widely circulated video beating the girls, along with 20 to 25 unnamed individuals.
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The complaint has been filed under Section 10 of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act. It includes charges of sexual harassment, unlawful assembly and trespass, physical assault, vandalism, property damage, and issuing threats.
Nehal has been shown arrested in the case. He was detained around 1:30pm yesterday (10 May) by a team from Munshiganj Sadar Police Station and taken in for questioning.
The arrest followed widespread outrage after a video of the assault went viral on social media.
The footage showed a youth, now identified as Nehal, hitting two girls, estimated to be aged between 15 and 17, with a belt at the bow of the launch.
Witnesses said the attack took place in front of 50 to 60 onlookers, many of whom were seen recording the incident or encouraging the assailant.
Nehal, a student at Government Haraganga College in Munshiganj, was not a passenger on the launch. He claimed he boarded with a crowd and beat the girls to "calm" a mob angered by their attire.
Video footage circulating online also showed a group of 10–15 individuals beating other young passengers and attempting to break into cabins. At least six people were reportedly injured in the attack.
