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Locals hand over two youths accused of rape to police in Tongi

GreenWatch Desk Crime 2022-10-01, 11:57pm

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Locals in Tongi thrashed two youths and handed them over to police on Saturday after nabbing them while raping a minor girl.

The arrestees were identified as Zunayed, 20, from Gopalpur area and Shipu, 22, from Tistar Gate area under Tongi east police station, said Ashraful Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Tongi east police station.

Locals caught the accused on Saturday noon while raping a 13-year old in an abandoned building of Capri cinema hall at Notun Bazar area but two of their associates managed to flee, said the OC.

The rape survivor was first taken to Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master General Hospital and later was transferred to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital as her condition was critical, he said.

The two youths are being questioned and legal actions against them are underway, said OC Ashraful, reports UNB.