Police on Monday arrested two suspects in a case filed over the alleged gang rape of a schoolgirl at Charmarjal village in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi district.
The arrestees were identified as Rakib Hasan Rubel, 26, son of Rafiqul Islam, and Dipu Mia, 22, son of Joj Mia, both residents of the village.
According to the statement of the case filed against four individuals, the Class-VIII student went to Charmarjal village on Saturday night to meet an acquaintance named Riam.
Before reaching her destination, four young men allegedly intercepted her, took her to a secluded spot near a pond and raped her.
The accused also allegedly recorded videos of the assault and demanded Tk 10,000 from the victim, threatening to upload the footage on Facebook if she failed to pay.
The girl narrated the ordeal o her family around 2:00am on Sunday. On the same day, the victim’s mother filed a case at Raipura Police Station against the suspects, said its Officer-in-Charge Mujibur Rahman.
The two other accused are Jashim, 24, son of Afa Mia of Fuldi village, and Akka, 22.
The OC said police were conducting drives to arrest other accused.