Stalkers severely beat up a man as he tried to save his daughter from their clutches at Kirtanpasha bazaar in Sadar upazila Monday night.
Critically injured Badshah Talukdar, 45, hailed from Nehalpur village in the upazila.
Police and locals said some unruly youths of Kirtipasha bazaar area sexually harassed his daughter, a student of class IX, when she was returning home from her private tutor's house at about 7:00pm.
At one stage, the culprits tried to kidnap the schoolgirl in front of her father.
When Badshah tried to resist them they beat him up mercilessly, leaving his hands fractured.
Later, the youths fled the scene as locals chased them.
Injured Badshah was admitted to Sadar hospital in critical condition.
In Sirajganj, a mobile court on Tuesday sentenced a stalker to two years imprisonment.
Police arrested Abdullah alias Lal, 24, son of Abdur Rahim of Dariapur Mahalla in Shahzadpur upazila headquarters for teasing a female college student on her way back home.
Later, the court handed down the punishment.
Source : The Daily Star
