Police have arrested a man named Md Moazzem over the alleged abduction and rape of a 17-year-old boy and the circulation of a video of the incident in Halishahar, Chattogram.
Halishahar police arrested him during a drive on Sunday night.
The victim filed a case on October 12, alleging that he was abducted on August 23, taken to a building, tied up and sexually assaulted. The accused allegedly recorded a video and threatened to share it on social media if he disclosed the incident.
The victim further alleged that the accused later used the video to blackmail him for money and force him to comply with their demands.
Halishahar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Zainal Abedin Mondol said Moazzem was the second named accused in the case. The prime accused, Nur Hossain Nur, remains at large, and efforts are underway to arrest him.
-AJM