Two dance artistes ‘gang-raped’ in Cox's Bazar, one held

COX'S BAZAR, Sept 07 (UNB): Two teenage girls, who went to Cox's Bazar from Dhaka to perform dance at a programme, have allegedly been gang-raped by a group of miscreants at Kalatoli Cottage zone in the Cox's Bazar district town.
One of the girls was undergoing treatment at Sadar hospital.
The incident occurred on September 04, said officer-in-charge of Sadar thana Rafiqul Islam on Tuesday night.
Police also arrested Riyad (30) in connection with his alleged involvement in the crime.
According to the victims, they arrived in Cox's Bazar to perform at a dance programme at the invitation from some young people a few days ago.
Later, the people who invited them handed them to some people. They raped them at Rajon Cottage in front of Kalatoli Cultural Centre on Monday.
On Tuesday, the criminals forced them to board a Dhaka-bound bus but on the way to Dhaka one of the girls got down at Ramu Bypass as she fell sick.
Local people took her to a hospital and from there police sent her to Sadar Hospital.
Additional Superintendent of Cox's Bazar Police Rafiqul Islam said police have identified the criminals and arrested a man involved in it.