Prime suspect, another held

A Sylhet court on Sunday recorded the statement of the victim who was gang raped in MC College on Friday, reports UNB.

She was produced before the Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court No-3 around 1:30pm where she gave her statement to Judge Sharmin Khanom Mila, said Amullo Bhushon Chowdhury, assistant commissioner (prosecution) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police.

A group of youth tied the victim's husband and raped the girl at the college dormitory on Friday night. Police rescued them around 10:30pm.

The accused were said to be leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the ruling Awami League student front.

The victim's husband filed a case at Shah Poran Police Station in the early hours of Saturday.

The main suspect and another accused in the Sylhet MC College gang rape case were arrested on Sunday morning.

The arrestees were identified as Saifur Rahman, son of Tahid of Balaganj upazila and Arjun Lashkar.

Saifur, the prime accused, was arrested from Noarai Ghat in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj, said Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Chhatak Police Station.

Arjun, listed as the number 4 accused, was arrested from Mantala bordering area in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj around 4am, said Madhabpur police OC Golam Dastagir.

MC College students erupted in protests as words about the incident got out. Chhatra League's Dhaka University unit staged a protest rally on the campus in the morning demanding exemplary punishment for the rape suspects.