4 men storm house, rape housewife
A man and his three cohorts stormed into a house and raped a housewife and beat her up in Laxmipur's Ramgati early yesterday, police said.
During the incident, they tied up and confined the other family members to another room and looted valuables from the house, they said.
Police arrested the main accused Miraj Hossain, 26, yesterday after the victim's father filed a case with Ramgati Police Station against Miraj and his three unnamed accomplices, said Mohammad Solaiman, OC, of the station.
The woman was admitted to Laxmipur Sadar Hospital.
According to the victim's family, the incident took place around 2:30am when all in the house were asleep.
The four stormed the house breaking the door and tied up and confined most of the family members to a room.
They took the woman to another room. As she tried to resist the rapists, they beat her up.
Hearing family members' screams, locals rescued them and informed the police.
Sadman, medical officer of Ramgati Upazila Health Complex, said the woman was admitted to the health complex with evidence that she had been raped and injury marks. She was later moved to Laxmipur Sadar Hospital for better treatment, he said.
The OC said police were trying to identify and arrest the other accused.
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