Kishoreganj nurse raped, autopsy confirms

Physicians found the evidence of gang rape after conducting autopsy on a nurse who was allegedly killed after rape in a moving bus at Gazaria, nearby Bajitpur upazila in Kishoreganj, reports UNB.

Talking to reporters at Kishoreganj Sadar Hospital, civil surgeon of the district Md Habibur Rahman said the evidence of gang rape was found after conducting autopsy on the victim.

The autopsy was conducted on Tuesday evening, he said.

Earlier, accused bus driver Nuruzzaman, his assistant Lalan Mia, Rafikul Islam, Khokon Mia and Bakul Mia were put on an eight-day remand each.

Victim’s father filed the case with Bazitpur police station against five people.

As per the case statement, the victim boarded a bus of 'Swarnalata Paribahan' from Mohakhali bus stand on Monday to go to her village home.

When the bus reached Ujanpur in Katiadi, other passengers got down from the bus around 9:30pm.

Later, the driver and his helper violated the girl in the moving bus and strangled her with her scarf before throwing the body out of the vehicle at Gazaria near Bajitpur upazila.

Locals spotted the victim lying on the road and took her to Katiadi Upazila Health Complex where physicians declared her dead around 10:45pm.