A horrific incident of gangrape happened on the way back from a wedding ceremony in Mollahat upazila of Bagherhat. Late on Friday night, in the Ghatabila area of Mollahat Upazila, a deserted tin shed was used as the site for a brutal attack on a 19-year-old woman.
The victim, who was subjected to this assault, was rescued and sent for medical examination to Bagherhat 250-Bed District Hospital on Saturday by the police.
Five people were arrested by police for their alleged involvement in the gangrape. The arrested individuals are Akram Sheikh, 19, son of Yusuf Sheikh of Kahalpur village in Mollahat upazila, Rajib Sheikh,19, son of Chan Mia Sheikh, Sohag Molla, 18, son of Tarik Molla, Nasim Molla, 19, son of Bellal Molla, and Karim Sheikh, 22, son of Shahjahan Sheikh.
The arrested five accused were produced before a court on Saturday afternoon. Senior Judicial Magistrate. Asadul Islam ordered to send them to jail. They are Arman Sheikh (19), Rajiv Sheikh (19), Sohag (18), Nasim Mollah (19) and Karim (22).
Mollahat Police Station Officer-in-Charge SM Ashraful Alam said the victim woman was sent to Bagerhat District Headquarters Hospital for medical examination. Police operations to arrest other accused are continuing.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mollahat Police Station SM Ashraful Alam said the victim, along with her husband and their one-and-a-half-year-old child, went to attend a wedding in Saraspur village under Mollahat upazila on Friday night.
After the wedding ceremony, they (victim and her husband) were supposed to be taken back home by a separate motorcycle. While the husband was left behind, the assailants took the victim on a motorcycle, the OC said, adding that when they reached in Ghatabila area, they forcefully took her to a deserted tin shed and raped her there
Being informed, police rushed to the spot and rescued the victim from the assault and arrested four youths from the scene, said the OC.
Later, another individual was also apprehended, the police officer said, adding that the victim filed a case mentioning the names of eight individuals involved in the incident.
The police have launched a drive to arrest the remaining accused, who are relatives or acquaintances of the family hosting the wedding, the OC added.
END/UNB/SZA
