Woman gangraped after son held hostage, suspects’ homes vandalised

Angry locals on Tuesday vandalised the homes of the accused involved in the gang rape of an expatriate’s wife after her school-going son was held hostage at gunpoint in Gafargaon, Mymensingh.

However, no one was injured as the residents of the house were evacuated before the vandalism. The incident took place in the Char Kalibari area of Char Algi union of in the morning. 

According to local and police sources, angry locals started vandalising the houses of the accused around 9:30am. They vandalised the fences and roofs of the houses and opened tin walls and piled them next to the houses. 

According to the case statement, on 17 September, five alleged drug users went to the expatriate’s house around 8pm and held the victim’s son hostage at gunpoint. They allegedly raped the 38-year-old woman and recorded the incident on video. The miscreants later demanded money, threatening to circulate the video on social media.

In this connection, the housewife filed a case with Gafargaon Police Station on Friday night, naming five people as the accused. The accused were Sharif, 23, Arif, 21, son of Taher Uddin, Fahim, 22, son of Momin, Rajib, 23, son of Mofazzal, and Enamul, 22, son of Nurul Mia, of the Char Kalibari area. Police later arrested Rajib, 23, at around 3am.

Gafargaon Police Station Officer-in-Chage Moniruzzaman Sheikh said, "We have sent officers and forces to the spot after receiving the information. The police station is on alert to prevent any untoward incident." Police operations are underway to arrest the absconding accused, he said.