FROM PAGE 12

According to the case statement, around 8:00pm of March 26, the 15-year-old victim went to meet her friend Raju near her house. At that time, Ali and Shaon beat the victim’s friend and took her to a nearby field where Nayan and Amin were waiting. There, Ali, Shaon and Nayan raped her while Amin recorded the video on his phone.

They threatened to publish the video online and kill her if she told anyone about the incident and left her there, according to the case statement.

When the victim returned home the next day, she informed her paternal aunt about the matter. When the aunt confronted the accused, they threatened her too with murder, added the case details.

After consulting with family and locals, the aunt filed a case with Maheshpur Police Station on Tuesday night.

Talking to The Daily Star yesterday, the victim said she was scared after the incident and did not want anyone to find out. Although she revealed the matter to her aunt, she forbade her from telling anyone else. Later, the matter came to light after the suspects showed the video to several people and then they decided to go for legal action.

Maheshpur Police Station OC Mehedi Hasan told The Daily Star, “The victim has been sent to a local hospital for medical check-up. One accused in the case, along with another suspect in the investigation, have been arrested. The operation to arrest the other accused is underway.”

He said Hazrat Ali, who was arrested early yesterday, was sent to jail after he was produced before a court. Meanwhile, Raju, arrested in the afternoon, will be produced before a magistrate tomorrow.