Sangbad Voice 9, Dhaka Bureau: A mother and daughter have been allegedly gang-raped after being picked up from their home in Noakhali's Companiganj upazila. Police have arrested 2 people in the case.
The victim filed a case with Companiganj Police Station on Saturday (October 26) night. Earlier, the incident took place at the Char Elahi union of the upazila on Sunday night.
The arrestees are Hasan, 36, and Harun, 32, both residents of Char Balua village under the Char Elahi union of Companiganj upazila.
The victim complained that her husband is a covered van driver in Chittagong. I have a daughter (17) and a son (21). We don't have any houses nearby. Last Sunday at 11 p.m., six young men from the same union came to my house. They broke open the door and entered my house. My daughter took me out of the house.
"Three of the youths dragged me to the pond of the house. The three of them took my daughter to the kitchen next to the living room. They then tortured me in the pond and the girl in front of the kitchen till 3 pm. The robbers took away cash, jewelry, and other objects from the house. They also threatened her not to reveal the incident to anyone. After the incident, I did not seek justice from the local community leaders. Later, I was forced to go to the local Char Balua police camp on Saturday afternoon and file an oral complaint.
Sub-Inspector (SI) of Police S.R. Shahadat said that after hearing the victim's oral complaint, the accused Hasan and Harun were arrested. Later, the accused along with the victim were sent to Companiganj police station.
Companiganj police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Gazi Mohammad Fauzul Azim said: "We have detained two people in connection with the incident. The woman and her daughter were taken to the police station. A case was filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act. We are still working on the others.
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