SSC candidate gang-raped in Khulna, 3 detained in the capital

Prothom Alo illustration
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Police on Thursday arrested three people from the capital's Badda area over the incident of a secondary school certificate (SSC) candidate being brutally gang-raped in Khulna on 28 January, reports UNB.

The detainees are Md Sagar Ali, 26, son of late Amjad Sikdar of Khan Jahan Ali, Md Billal, 30, son of late Renu Mia of Mosiali area of the port city and Md Shafik, 26, son of late Tokon Ali of same area.

Officer-in-charge of Khan Jahan Ali police station Md Kabir Hossain said a team of police using different sources and information technology arrested the trio from Kuril Bishwa Road in Badda early Thursday.

On Monday, the detainee gang-raped the victim at an abandoned building in Alimgate Kalabagan area in Khulna and fled.

Later, locals rescued the bloodstained girl and admitted her to Khulna Medical College Hospital.

The victim's father filed a case with Khan Jahan Ali police station in this regard.