Two cases were filed over the gang-rape and murder of a teenage girl (13) and the repeated sexual assault of a woman (28) at Savar Model Police Station.
Officer-in-charge (OC) of Savar Model Police Station, Md Jewel Mia, informed that the cases were filed yesterday.
In the first case, the mother of the 13-year-old girl filed a case against four individuals: the tenant of the house (16), KD Rakib (20) and Ashiq(25), who allegedly raped and killed the girl between July 13 and 15 as well as the girl who invited the victim to the house.
According to the case statement, the victim was lured to a rented house by another teenage girl on July 13 as per the case statement. Locals found her unconscious body on the balcony of that house on July 15.
She was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead. Her body was taken for autopsy.
The police found evidence of gang rape in a preliminary investigation. OC said, “Police have already apprehended the 16-year-old suspect.”
In the next incident, a 28-year-old woman filed a case against Nurul Kabiraj (55) and his assistant Gopal Chandra (45), accusing them of repeated rape under false pretences.
According to her statement, the woman wanted to reunite with her husband, who left home months earlier. She sought help from the accused in May. But they allegedly assaulted her sexually while making fake promises.
Nurul has been arrested. Efforts are underway to arrest Gopal, police said.