The condition of the nine-year-old rape survivor from Magura, currently undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), is critical, according to the hospital's director, Brigadier General Md Asaduzzaman.
A medical board consisting of physicians from four departments has been formed to provide specialized care for the victim, Asaduzzaman said in a press briefing on Saturday. The victim's uncle, Yusuf Biswas, confirmed that she is on life support.
The incident took place on Wednesday when the young girl visited her sister's in-laws' house in Nijnanduali village, Sadar upazila, Magura district. That night, she went to bed with her sister. When her sister woke up, the girl was missing. After a frantic search, she was found unconscious a few yards away from the house.
The victim was taken to Magura General Hospital and then shifted to Faridpur Medical College Hospital due to her critical condition later. On Thursday, the girl was sent to the DMCH.
Quoting her sister, police said her father-in-law, Hitu Sheikh, violated the little girl after taking her outside the house.
He also tried to kill the girl by strangulating but failed and left her in an unconscious state.
Officer-in-charge of Magura Sadar police station Md Ayub Ali said three people -- Hitu Sheikh, 59, his son Sajib Sheikh, 20, and Aziz Sheikh, 25, of Nijnanduali village, have been arrested in connection with the incident.
