Horrific rape crime continues; now Ctg girl gang-raped at hotel

Amid countrywide strong protests against the deeply disturbing rape and violence against women, a teenager girl has reportedly been gang- raped at a residential hotel in Sitakundu upazila.

Police arrested seven people, including the hotel manager, in connection with the incident.

The arrestees are Alim Hossain, 22, Mohammad Rifat, 19, Mohammad Emon Islam, 20, Rony, 20, Barek, 22, Nayan, 22, and Nur Uddin, 38, manager of Jalsha Hotel.

Sumon Banik, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Sitakundu Model Police Station, said the victim from Mirsarai upazila met Nayan a month ago in a marriage ceremony and developed a relationship with her.

On Saturday, Nayan asked the girl to come to Sitakunda.

After visiting a tourist spot there, Nayan along with friends took the girl to the hotel in the name of taking rest.

Later, they confined the girl to a room of the hotel and raped her thrice.

Around 10 am, Nayan went out of the hotel for food only to come back with five more youths and raped the girl till 1:30am.

The girl, however, managed to flee the hotel around 2pm.

As the girl informed police on Monday morning about the shocking incident, police arrested seven people conducting drives at different parts of the upazila.

A process is underway to file a case, said the OC.

Source:UNB