Police have arrested two accused, including key suspect Saifur Rahman, in the gang-rape case of a newly married woman in Sylhet’s MC College, UNB reports.
Saifur was arrested from Noarai Ghat in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj, said Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Chhatak Police Station.
Another suspect Arjun, listed as Number 4 accused in the case, was arrested from Mantala bordering area in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj around 4:00am, said Madhabpur police OC Golam Dastagir.
A 19-year-old girl was raped by a group of youths in an MC College dormitory room on Friday night after tying up her husband.
Police rescued the couple around 10:30pm.
The victim’s husband filed a case at Shah Poran Police Station in the early hours of Saturday. MC College students erupted in protests as the word about the incident got out.
The accused are said to be leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student front of the ruling Awami League.
BCL’s Dhaka University unit staged a protest rally on the campus this morning demanding exemplary punishment for the suspects.
Meanwhile, Awami League’s Sylhet unit leaders demanded resignation of the MC College principal and superintendent of the dormitory in connection with the gang rape.
