A housewife was allegedly gang raped by a group of miscreants at Kaptai upazila in Rangamati district on Monday night.
Waeslimong Chowdhury, chairman of No-3 Chithmaramunion parishad, said the victim was kidnapped from her house by a group of miscreants at night. The culprits took her to a an abandoned jungle nearby her house and violated the victim after tying her hands and legs, he added.
Family members of the victim said Chumang U Marma, 40, is one of the accused of the rape. The accused went into hiding soon after the incident.
They rescued the victim from the spot on Tuesday morning and took her to a hospital where she is receiving treatment now.
Chandraghona Police Station officer in-charge Md Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury said, "No one has lodged any complaint or case in this regard. Legal action would be taken upon receiving the medical report."