A former councillor of Pirganj municipality has been arrested for raping a woman, police said on Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Md Jafrul, a former councillor of ward No 9, and son of Shah Alam of the Bhelatouido area. According to the case statement, Jafrul, in collusion with two locals -- Rumon and Rony -- raped the woman in June this year on the pretext of marriage.  Read: Hubby 'confesses' to killing female doctor at Dhaka hotel Rumon had captured the rape on video and later used it to blackmail the woman, a local housewife. Both Rumon and Rony too raped the woman subsequently, threatening to make the video viral, police said. Despite acceding to their threats, the trio made the video viral, forcing the woman to approach the Thakurgaon court on August 3 to get a case registered under the Women and Children Repression and Prevention Act. Jahangir Alam, officer-in-charge of Pirganj Police Station, said they arrested Jafrul on Tuesday. "He was produced in a court that sent him to judicial custody. Efforts are on to nab the other accused." 

Police arrested four people, including a police constable, in a case filed over raping a woman in Sudharam police station compound. The arrestees were identified as Traffic Constable Munshi Maqbul Hossain, 32, son of Abdul Wahab from Madla village in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria district, CNG driver Md Kamrul, 25, son of late Aman Ullah from Nazirpur village, Abdul Mannan, 49, son of late Mofiz Ullah of Dadpur village in Sadar upazila and Nur Hossain Kalu, 30, son of Abul Kashem of Anantapur village in Begumganj upazila. Read: Section 144 imposed in B’baria Investigating Officer Mizanur Rahman Pathan said the woman came to Noakhali from Dhaka on Thursday noon for personal work. “When she faced a financial crisis, the young woman met her familiar CNG driver Kamrul." “But Kamrul and his two associates Mannan and Kalu took her to Sadar traffic police Constable Maqbul. The constable raped her inside chef Kalam’s room,” the inspector added. Confirming the matter, Shahed Uddin, officer-in-charge of Sudharam Model police station, said the victim’s mother had filed a police complaint against four people on Friday. The woman was raped inside cook Abul Kalam’s room on the police station premises on Thursday afternoon. Police arrested the four in the night and produced them before a court on Friday and sent them to jail, the OC added. Read: 11 years of Felani Killing: wait for justice gets longer “Victim's physical examination has been completed at Noakhali Medical College Hospital. The victim is now in police custody”.

Narayanganj, Aug 27 (UNB) – Detectives have arrested a ‘constable’ for allegedly raping a woman and extorting money and ornaments from her through blackmail.