House looted, woman 'raped' after doping family members
A group of criminals looted gold ornaments and other valuables from an expatriate's house after doping five members of the family in Sunamganj's Doara Bazar upazila on Thursday night.
They also allegedly raped the expatriate's wife before leaving.
There were six people, including the victim, at the house when the incident took place. The victim's husband lives in Saudi Arabia.
Police suspect the incident happened centring a row over the recently concluded third phase of union parishad polls on April 23.
The family members voted for member candidate Minar Uddin Ahmed, also a relative of the victim's husband, who won the election defeating his rival Sabbir Ahmed, police said, quoting the family members.
Infuriated at this, Sabbir sent a man to the house with spiked sweets and juice on Thursday night. He introduced himself as a distant relative of the family. Only the male members took the sweets and juice, police said.
Sabbir, his associate Gulzar, also the nephew of the victim's husband, and four to five of his aides were waiting outside the house.
After the family members fell unconscious, they entered the house, took turns to rape her, looted jewellery, mobile phones, clothes and other valuables and vandalised furniture and wardrobes before leaving, police said.
The woman also fell unconscious, police said.
As the neighbours did not see anyone yesterday morning, they entered the house and found them unconscious. Later, they sent them to Sunamganj Sadar Hospital. Except the woman, all others regained consciousness, police said.
Delowar Hossain, a physician of the hospital, said there were symptoms of rape on the woman's body. She was undergoing treatment.
Law enforcers arrested Gulzar in connection with the incident. They, however, could not arrest the man who doped the family members.
Firoz AL Mamun, sub-inspector of Doara Bazar Police Station, told The Daily Star that they were investigating the matter.
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