Detectives in separate
drives arrested two people including a local Awami League leader from Shenbagh
and Sadar upazilas of Noakhali early today over in connection with the alleged
gang rape of a woman after Sunday's election.
The arrestees are
Ruhul Amin, former chairman of Charjubli union parishad and also Awami League
organising secretary of local union unit, and Ibrahim Khalil Bechu, our local
correspondent reports quoting Nizam Uddin, officer-in-charge of Char Jabbar
Police Station.
With this, five people
have so far been arrested in connection with the incident.
Earlier, police
arrested BadshaAlam from Charbajuli on Tuesday while prime accused Sohel from
Cumilla district and MdSwapan from Ramgatiupazila yesterday.
WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT
DAY?
According to the
victim's husband, a group of hoodlums stormed their house in the early hours of
Monday and tied up all the family members except his wife.
They took the woman
outside the house at gunpoint where they violated her in turns, the victim's
husband claimed.
After the rape, they
also threatened the victim not to disclose the matter to anyone, saying they
would kill her if otherwise, he said.
With the help of
neighbours, the victim was taken to hospital on Monday noon and a case was
filed against nine people over the incident.
WHAT DID THE VICTIM
SAY ABOUT THE INCIDENT?
According to the
victim, the former union parishad member allegedly ordered his men to rape her
for voting for “sheaf of paddy”.
However, the list of
the accused did not include his name.
Courtesy: The Daily Star Jan 03, 2018
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