‘Main culprit’ behind gang-rape in Noakhali held

Hossen Sohel of DOT : 
The man who allegedly ordered the gang-rape of a woman in Noakhali over an argument on election day has been arrested, police have said, reports bdnews24.com.
Hasan Ali Bulu, 60, is known locally as the ‘chief associate’ of local Awami League leader and former Union Council member Ruhul Amin, who was also arrested over the incident.
Bulu was among two more suspects arrested over the sexual
assault during early morning raids in parts of Chittagong on Friday.
Police are identifying Bulu as the ‘main planner’ behind the incident on Sunday night. Earlier, Jashim Uddin, a 30-year-old banana seller was arrested from the port city as a suspect in the case filed at Char Jabbar Police Station.
Bulu and Jashim were not named in the case but the police later found their involvement in the assault during investigation, said Noakhali Police Superintendent Ilias Sharif.
Meanwhile, police arrested another man in connection with the gang rape of a woman in Noakhali’s Subarnachar upazila early yesterday, reports The Daily Star.
Jashim, 30, was arrested from Chattogram’s Nazirhat area early today, said Ilias Sharif, superintendent of police in the district.
“He (Jashim) was not an accused in the case. The arrest was made as other arrestees mentioned his name during their interrogation,” Police official Ilias said.
On the night following the general election, a gang of 10-12 men broke into the home of the woman at Madhyambaga village.
They beat up her husband and tied him up with their school-going daughter inside the house. The woman was then dragged outside, beaten and raped repeatedly.
Their neighbours helped the couple to Noakhali Sadar Hospital after the attackers left.
On Thursday, doctors found evidence of sexual assault on the victim in her forties.