3 arrested over gang rape of teen girl in Cox's Bazar
Police arrested three people in connection with a reported gang rape of a 15-year-old girl in Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar district yesterday (6 January).
The arrestees are Md Bashir, 38, son of Izzat Ali of Tutiakhali Para, Md Shahjahan, 27, son of Abdus Sobhan of Dhemushiapara, Md Kajal, 23, son of Md Ishak of College Para under Badarkhali union of Chakaria upazila.
Manjur Kader Bhuiya, officer-in-charge of Chakaria Police Station, confirmed the arrest.
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A case was filed with Chakaria Police Station.
According to the case statement, the girl was heading towards her Banshkhali residence around 10pm on Sunday.
She took a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Badarkhali Bazar to go to Banshkhali.
The driver of the vehicle requested the girl to get down from his vehicle following a technical glitch.
At one stage, some miscreants appeared there and took the girl to Paraban after taking her hostage at gunpoint.
Later they violated the girl.
Local people found the girl in an unconscious condition and took her to a hospital.
She is now undergoing treatment at the one-stop crisis centre of Cox's Bazar Medical College and Hospital, said police.
