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A team of tourist police arrested another accused of the tourist rape case from Ghonapara area of Cox's Bazar on Monday night.
Mehedi Hasan Babu, son of Abul Kashem of Cox's Bazar, was arrested at around 9 pm.
Cox's Bazar zone tourist police additional superintendent Mohiuddin Ahmed said he is the second accused in the case. So far six people have been arrested in connection to this case.
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On the night of December 22, a woman who claimed to be a tourist alleged that a miscreant named Ashik picked her up from the city and gang raped her with his companions. That night RAB conducted a raid and rescued the victim from Hotel Zia Guest Inn in Cox's Bazar.
RAB arrested hotel manager Chhotan on the basis of the complaint.
Next day, husband of the victim woman filed a case against 7 people.
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The case is being investigated by the tourist police.