A court in Netrokona has ordered action in a case accusing BNP leader Ajab Ali, 32, of abducting and raping a mother of three in Mohanganj upazila. Sajed Mia of Baniajora village, in Baratali-Baniahari union, filed the complaint with a Netrokona court on July 6. The complainant’s lawyer, Advocate Humayun Kabir, confirmed the matter on July 27. Ajab Ali is the general secretary of Ward No. 9 BNP in Barkashia union and lives in Madhupur village.

The complaint says Rabia Akter, married to Sajed Mia for about 13 years, has two daughters and a son. It alleges that Ajab Ali had long made improper proposals to her when she visited her father’s home in Madhupur. On the night of July 4, he allegedly entered after cutting a jute-stick fence, forcibly took her away, and threatened to kill her father, Bakul Mia, with a knife when he resisted.

The court directed the officer-in-charge of Mohanganj police station to register the case, arrest the accused and take steps to recover the victim. Ajab Ali denied the allegations, saying Rabia went with him voluntarily and that they married; Rabia made the same claim. A local BNP leader said 50 to 60 residents submitted a written request for organizational action. Police said legal action would follow upon receipt of the court order.