Staff Reporter :
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary has said police are investigating the Dhaka University student rape case on a priority basis.
He said it in response to a question by reporters after presenting the IGP badge on the occasion of Police Week 2020 at Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka on Tuesday morning.
The IGP also noted that a proper investigation into a case is not possible if it is put under a timeframe.
“Some cases take time to investigate, whereas some investigations can be completed in an hour. We have to make sure that we are working sincerely,” he said.
All police units are handling this case with utmost importance and are working together to catch the perpetrator as early as possible, the IGP confirmed.
Meanwhile, Gulshan Division Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Sudeep Kumar Chakraborty on Tuesday said that some video footage of the area near the site of the Dhaka University student rape incident had been found.
He was talking to the media at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday about the investigation into the rape incident that already has created sensation and waves of protest.
The police official said they were expecting the arrest of the rapist soon.
In a query over the incident, he, however, did not make any comment over the update of the incident.
He also refereed to rise query to detective Brach (DB) concerned official for getting more information.
“No arrests have been made so far. The only goal is to identify the rapist and arrest him,” he added.
When contacted, the DB said, it did not unveil the update terming the incident as an under investigation issue.
Earlier on Sunday evening, a second year female student of Dhaka University was raped by unidentified assailant(s) at a secluded place in the city’s Kurmitola area. She left the campus by a university bus for her friend’s house at Khilkhet’s Shewra neighbourhood. On her way, she got off at Kurmitola by mistake around 7pm, said her friends and teachers. She was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) around midnight.
As the news spread, protests sparked across the capital on Monday over the rape, with protesters taking to the streets demanding arrest of the culprit within 48 hours. Students marched down or occupied some key roads of the city and demanded justice.
