Staff Reporter :
An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Detective Branch (DB) of Police was arrested on a charge of raping a ninth grader teenage girl in Rangpur city on Sunday.
The arrestee was identified as ASI Raihan alias Raju. The victim’s father filed a rape case accusing Raju and several others.
According to victim’s family, ASI Raihan, who identified himself as ‘Raju’, claimed to be had an affair with the ninth-grader aged around 15.
Raihan was recently transferred from Haragach police station to Rangpur Metropolitan DB.
On Sunday morning, he called the victim to the house of one Aleya Begum at the Kedarer Pool area and allegedly raped her. He later gang raped the teenager with a group of young men.
Confirming the matter, Abu Maruf Hossain, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Crime) of the Rangpur Metropolitan Police, confirmed the matter to the media and said the victim girl was rescued around 8:30pm and taken to the police station.
Raihan, however, was suspended after the rape allegation was raised against him. “The case has been transferred to the Police Bureau of Investigation,” ADC Maruf said.
Police also detained Aleya and her associate Surovi that night.
A series of rape incidents rocked the country in recent weeks, prompting the government to make death penalty as the highest punishment for the crime.
An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Detective Branch (DB) of Police was arrested on a charge of raping a ninth grader teenage girl in Rangpur city on Sunday.
The arrestee was identified as ASI Raihan alias Raju. The victim’s father filed a rape case accusing Raju and several others.
According to victim’s family, ASI Raihan, who identified himself as ‘Raju’, claimed to be had an affair with the ninth-grader aged around 15.
Raihan was recently transferred from Haragach police station to Rangpur Metropolitan DB.
On Sunday morning, he called the victim to the house of one Aleya Begum at the Kedarer Pool area and allegedly raped her. He later gang raped the teenager with a group of young men.
Confirming the matter, Abu Maruf Hossain, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Crime) of the Rangpur Metropolitan Police, confirmed the matter to the media and said the victim girl was rescued around 8:30pm and taken to the police station.
Raihan, however, was suspended after the rape allegation was raised against him. “The case has been transferred to the Police Bureau of Investigation,” ADC Maruf said.
Police also detained Aleya and her associate Surovi that night.
A series of rape incidents rocked the country in recent weeks, prompting the government to make death penalty as the highest punishment for the crime.
