3 held over Lakshmipur ‘gang rape’

Police arrested three young men on Sunday afternoon in connection with the reported gang rape of a teenage girl in Dasherhat Madrasa area of Lakshmipur, reports UNB.

The arrested are Md Sabuj, 20, son of Siraz Uddin, Rifat, 20, son of Md Alam, Kamrul, 21, son of Ilias Mistri of Saidpur in Lakshmipur.

Five young men intercepted the victim on her way to his madrasa and took her to an abandoned house where they violated her in turns, said Abul Kalam Azad, officer-in-charge of Chandraganj police station.

They fled the scene immediately after the incident leaving her unconscious.

Later, locals rescued her and took her to Lakshmipur Sadar Hospital in serious condition.

Later, a case was filed with Chandraganj police station in this connection, said the OC.

Meanwhile, the three detainees confessed of their involvement with the incident, he added.