Two sisters gang-raped in Noakhali

Noakhali – In a nefarious act, two sisters were gang-raped by a group of youths at Noannoi village in Sadar upazila on Thursday night.
A case has been filed against 11 identified people and 3-4 unidentified ones with Sudharam Police Station in this connection.
The accused include Sumon, 22, Javed, 19, Helal, 19, Akbar, 22, Sujan, 19, Lutu, 19, Bali, 19, Mamun, 20, Shakil, 19, Rashed, 20, and Riaz, 20.
Police, meanwhile, arrested prime accused Sumon on Friday.Officer-in-charge (Investigation) of Sudharam Police Station Mirza M Hasan said the elder of the victims, hailing from Gorapur village, had been in love affairs with Sumon.
On Thursday evening, Sumon called her over her mobile phone and asked her to come to Noannoi village.
Later, she along with her younger sister went to the Noannoi village around 7pm, he said.
As the two sisters reached the destination, Sumon and his accomplices forcibly took them to an isolated field and raped them by turns.
Hearing screams of the two sisters, locals rushed in and rescued the victims. However, the perpetrators managed to flee the scene, said the police officer.
Later, the villagers took the girls to Sudharam Police Station on Thursday night when they lodged a complaint in this regard.
Based on the complaint, a case was recorded on Friday morning.
The victims were sent to hospital on Friday morning for medical examination, the OC said, adding that they arrested the prime accused in this connection. – UNB