DU student rape: Police scrutinises CCTV footages

Law enforcement agency members inspect the crime scene in Kurmitola area, Dhaka on 7 January 2020. Photo: Courtesy
Law enforcement agency members inspect the crime scene in Kurmitola area, Dhaka on 7 January 2020. Photo: Courtesy

Police have collected CCTV footages of the area near the spot of the rape of a Dhaka University student scrutinising those, said deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Gulshan division) Sudeep Kumar Chakraborty.

“We’ve got the CCTV (close circuit television) footage of the main gate of Kurmitola Golf Club which is being scrutinised,” he told news agency UNB on Tuesday.

The student was raped in the Kurmitola area of the capital on Sunday night.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Javed Patwari said the police are investigating the rape incident with due importance and they are putting in their best efforts.

Dhaka University students demonstrate on the campus protesting at the rape of one of the students of the university in Kurmitola area, Dhaka on 5 January 2020. Photo: Prothom Alo
Dhaka University students demonstrate on the campus protesting at the rape of one of the students of the university in Kurmitola area, Dhaka on 5 January 2020. Photo: Prothom Alo

The IGP said this while talking to newsmen at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the capital on Tuesday.

Terming the rape incident a terrible one, he said police are investigating the incident giving utmost priority. “We’re trying to identify the rapist and bring him to book. I hope we’ll be able to identify the offender as we did earlier.”

Talking about the ultimatum of Dhaka University students, the IGP said, “It’s impossible to complete the investigation with a time limit.”

Earlier on Sunday night, a female student of the university was raped by an unidentified man at Kurmitola in the city.

Dhaka University students burn an effigy on the campus protesting at the rape of one of the students of the university in Kurmitola area, Dhaka on 5 January 2020. Photo: Prothom Alo
Dhaka University students burn an effigy on the campus protesting at the rape of one of the students of the university in Kurmitola area, Dhaka on 5 January 2020. Photo: Prothom Alo

Following the incident, DU students blocked Shahbagh intersection for two hours on Monday and gave a 24-hour ultimatum to the authorities for arresting the perpetrator. They continued the protests today.

On Monday, the rape victim informed police that the perpetrator was alone.

Meanwhile, the victim’s father filed a case with Cantonment police station.