Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a youth and his father from Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj, a neighboring area of capital Dhaka, in connection with raping a teenage girl.
The arrestees were identified as Md Shakil, 21, prime suspect in the case, and his father Zakir Hossain, 45.
Commanding Officer of RAB-1 Lieutenant Colonel Shafiullah Bulbul confirmed thematter to the Bangladesh Post.
On October 12, the victim was abducted from her rented house near Ashkona Haji camp in the capital’s city’s Dakkhin Khan area.
Family said, Shakil, who lived with his parents in the area, had been proposing the victim, which she refused.
At one stage, Shakil along with some of his associates abducted the girl. Since then, he had been raping her.
Following the incident, victim’s family informed Zakir, father of the suspect, but he paid no heed to it. The father even threatened the victim’s family to not report to police. Locals also tried for an arbitration insisting the victim’s family to not take legal action.
Later, victim’s father lodged a case with Dakkhin Khan Police Station and sought help from the RAB-1.
Tipped-off, a team of RAB led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mushfiqur Rahman Tushar raided in Rupganj’s Kaladi area early Monday and rescued the victim and arrested the father and the son.
The arrestees were handed over to the local police, said ASP Rahman.
