Jubo Dal leader among two held over gang rape in N'ganj

NARAYANGANJ, June 13 (UNB): Police have arrested two men, including a local Jubo Dal leader, on charges of gang-raping a woman in the Sirab area of Jampur Union under Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj.

The arrestees are Shahidul Islam Shahid (40), general secretary of Ward No. 2 Jubo Dal of Jampur Union, and Shahin Mia. They were arrested during a police drive on Friday night.

According to the case statement, the victim had been living in a rented house in the Sirab area with her husband and children.

The woman was working in her kitchen when the incident took place at around 5:30 pm on June 10.

Her husband was not home at the time. The accused reportedly gagged her, threatened her children, and forcibly took her to a room on the ground floor of a nearby four-storey building.

The complaint alleges that the woman was tied up and raped inside the room. After the accused left the scene, she returned home. Later in the evening, she informed her husband about the incident after he returned home.

Subsequently, the victim filed a written complaint with Sonargaon Police Station, prompting an investigation. Police later conducted a raid and arrested the two suspects.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sonargaon Police Station Golam Sarwar said police launched an operation immediately after receiving the complaint and detained the two accused.

Efforts are underway to arrest the remaining suspects, he said, adding that the matter is being investigated with due importance.