3 detained in city over ‘gang rape’ of garment worker

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Police arrested three youths from the capital’s Hazaribagh area in connection with the 'gang rape' of a female garment worker early Saturday, reports UNB. 


The arrestees are-Rony, 22, Nazir, 18, and Sagar 20.

Inspector (investigation) of Hazaribagh police station Abdus Salam told UNB that the 19-year old victim is a worker of a sock factory.

Rony, who had developed a love affair with the girl, took her inside an under-construction building locally known as Italy Building on Friday evening where Rony and Nazir allegedly raped her between 7:45pm and 1:45am, Abdus Salam said.

The victim filed a case with the police station early Saturday and police arrested the trio.

Sagar was arrested as he helped the others in the misdeed, he added.