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Rape of girl on moving train: another held

Friday, 28 June 2024


CHATTOGRAM, June 27 (UNB): Police arrested another accused in connection with the gang rape of a 19-year-old girl in a Chattogram-bound train on Thursday.
The accused, Abdur Rab Russel, was arrested from Kutubpur area in Noakhali.
SM Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Railway thana, said a team of police conducted a drive in Kutubpur and arrested Russel around 4:30 am.
With this, four people have so far been arrested in this connection.
The victim filed the case against four people with Railway thana on Wednesday night.
All the accused were staffers of SA Corporation that used to supply food to Paharika-Udayan Express train.
Among them, Jamal, Sharif and Rashedul were arrested on Wednesday and police sought a seven-day remand for them.
Meanwhile, the girl is now undergoing treatment at the One-stop Crisis Centre of Chattogram Medical College and Hospital.