Another woman ‘raped’ at a Banani hotel

A 32-year-old woman has accused a man of raping her at a hotel in the city's Banani about a month ago.

She filed a case against the accused, brother of a well-known singer, with Banani Police Station on December 13, police said yesterday.

The alleged incident harks back to the rape of two female university students at Raintree Hotel in Banani earlier in the year.

In her case statement, the woman alleged that her lover, 38, raped her at 

Sweet Dream Hotel on November 20 after promising her of marriage.

Abdul Matin, officer-in-charge (investigation) of the police station, said the accused was on the run and they were trying to arrest him.

The Daily Star could neither reach the accused nor his family members immediately.

In her case statement, the woman also said she had been in a relationship with the accused for the last one and a half years. She also used to visit his home in Old DOHS area in the capital.

The accused reportedly promised her of marriage and introduced her to his family members as well. The accused went abroad in June after assuring her of marriage on his return, reads the case statement.

Later, the accused came back to the country and on November 19, the woman went to his house. But his sister did not let her in, it said.

Later, the accused took her to a restaurant to "discuss about their marriage" and around 12:30am [on November 20], he took her to Sweet Dream Hotel, it said, adding the alleged rape took place at the hotel.

On the following morning, a patrol team from the Banani Police Station came to the hotel responding to her phone call and took them to the police station. The team also advised her to file a complaint, read the statement.

Relatives of both families came to the station and agreed to have the two married on November 21. The woman said she did not file the complaint because of the assurance.

“Currently, the accused is threatening that he would kill me,” she said.

Asked why she did not file the case earlier, she said she had to discuss the matter with her relatives first.