Woman visiting shrines allegedly gang-raped in Sylhet; 3 arrested

Rape

Sylhet, May 12 – A young woman who came to Sylhet for visiting religious sites, has allegedly been gang-raped in the city.

Following the incident that took place on Monday night, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-9) arrested three suspects on Tuesday.

The arrestees were identified as Atiqur Rahman, 40, of Airport Mahaldi area, Shamsul Haque, 45, of Loharpur area, and Ashikur Rahman, 30, of the city.

RAB-9 Additional Superintendent of Police KM Shahidul Islam said the victim, a woman from Satkhira district, came to Sylhet to visit the shrines of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) and Hazrat Shah Paran (RA).

While returning to Sylhet Railway Station from Shah Paran shrine on Monday night, Atiqur, a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver, allegedly took her to a house at Loharpar, where the three suspects took turns to rape her throughout the night.

The victim on Tuesday morning narrated the incident to locals, who later alerted the elite force. Acting on the information, RAB conducted drives and arrested the three suspects from different places.

The victim was admitted to the One-Stop Crisis Centre (OCC) at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital for medical treatment. - UNB