Police arrested five young men in connection with a sensational gang rape case in Jhenaidah’s Maheshpur upazila, all of whom have confessed to their crimes in court under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Two mobile phones used to record the incident were also recovered, police said.

The arrested were identified as Acher Ali Raju of Bagdirait village, Hazar Ali, son of Hafizul Islam, Shaon, son of Toriqul, Nayan, son of Dinur, and Amin, son of Farid Hossain.

Jhenaidah Superintendent of Police Md Mahfuz Afzal confirmed the information at a press briefing held at his office conference room on Saturday afternoon.

He said the incident took place on the night of March 26 when the victim went to meet her boyfriend. The boyfriend first sexually assaulted her, he said.

Later, a group of local youths arrived at the spot, assaulted the boyfriend and forced him to leave. They then allegedly gang-raped the victim one after another, he added.

During the incident, accused Amin recorded a video on a mobile phone and threatened to circulate it on social media if the matter was disclosed, the Jhenaidah police chief said.

He further said that after the matter came to light on March 31, police received information about the incident from a confidential source.

Although the victim’s family initially denied the incident due to social pressure, they later agreed to file a case after being assured of full legal support.

The victim’s aunt filed a case at Maheshpur Police Station under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, naming four accused and several unidentified persons.

Police said the accused were swiftly identified and arrested soon after the complaint was received.