Subarnachar election-time gang-rape accused surrenders

Dhaka, April 03 – The prime accused of the latest ‘gang rape’ in Noakhali’s Subarnachar Upazila area on Wednesday surrendered before a Noakhali district court while the court rejected his bail plea.
Abul Kalam alias Bechu Majhi, 40, the accused in the case lodged over the rape of a mother of six, surrendered before the Cognisance Court of Noakhali. Judge Nobonita Guha passed the refusing the bail this morning.
Later, the court granted three days’ and two days’ remand for two other accused Abul Bashar and Yusuf Majhi respectively in the case. Including Abul Kalam, a total of six accused in the case are behind the bar.
The 48-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped in Noakhali’s Subarnachar Upazila on Sunday evening about “campaigning for an Upazila vice chairman candidate”.
The victim’s husband filed a case with Char Jabbar Police Station on Monday, accusing 12 persons, including four unnamed people.
Resident Medical Officer of Noakhali General Hospital Syed Mohiuddin Abdul Azim said on Tuesday that the victim underwent all the required medical tests.
It may take some more time to prepare the final reports, he added. The incident happened barely three months after a mother of four was ‘gang-raped by 10 to12 people’ in the same area allegedly for voting for “sheaf of paddy” in the December 30’s 11th Parliament election. – Special Correspondent