3 held over ‘gang-rape’ of woman in Jashore

Police in a drive arrested three people for their alleged involvement in the ‘gang-rape’ of a woman at Bashantopur village in Sharsha upazila of Jashore district early Monday.

The arrestees were Hasib Al Hasan, 19 of Chanduria ghop village, Abdur Rahman Emon, 20 of Choto Bashantapur village and Mehedi Hasan Tutul, 21.

Tipped off, a team of police conducted separate drives in the upaizla and arrested them, said Maruf Hoddain, Officer-in-Charge of Sharsha Police Station.

Police arrested them after getting written complaint from the victim.

According to the complaint, a group of young men equipped with arms took the woman to an abandoned place on the night of June 13 when she went out to respond to natural call.

Later, they violated the woman in turns and threatened to kill her if she disclosed it to others.

Police are trying to arrest two other accused, said OC Maruf.