A housewife on Monday night was gangraped in Rajshahi’s Bagha Upazila. A group of three miscreants broke into the house at Kaligram village of the upazila and raped her at knifepoint when her husband was away. The victim filed a case against the three individuals at Bagha police station. Police arrested a man named Suruj Malitha in connection with the case. Also read: Out to relieve herself, woman kidnapped & gang raped in Gaibandha According to the case statement, it was raining at around 12 am when Suruj (32), son of Ruban Malitha, Jhantu (33), son of Elahi Box and Rujdar (35), son of Gulumal of the same village, broke into the house and raped her. Victim’s husband was away from home and her 2 children were threatened to be killed, the statement further reads. Local councilor Saiful Islam said a case had been filed against the accused a few years back for allegedly raping another woman in the village. “They are also involved in the drug trade as well,” he said. Also read: Housewife ‘gang-raped’ in Patuakhali Bagha Police Station OC Nazrul Islam said the victim was sent to the OCC of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital for a physical examination. One of the arrested was sent to jail through the court. The operation to arrest the other accused was being continued, he added.

A priest, accused of raping a minor indigenous girl, was arrested from Bishop House at Amchattar in Tanore upazila of Rajshahi on Tuesday night.