Police arrested three youths in Narsingdi’s Raipura upazila on charges of attempted rape and filming the incident on Saturday, registering a case under the Pornography Control Act.
Raipura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Mujibur Rahman confirmed this incident.
The accused are Md Rahim, 18, son of Hasan Mia of nearby Samibad village, Mahbubur Rahman, 28, son of Ayub Mia, and Trisad, 20, son of Rois Uddin of Gazipura.
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According to the victim’s complaint, the accused had been harassing her for a long time. On the night of January 15, Mahbubur Rahman allegedly dragged her to a nearby haystack, where Rahim attempted to rape her. The group is also accused of filming the incident and spreading the video on social media.
After the matter became known in the area, locals detained Rahim, Mahbubur Rahman and Trisad from Gazipura Bazar and informed police. Police took them into custody, later sent them to jail through court.
The OC said that efforts are underway to arrest the remaining suspects.