MC College Rape: DNA test of 4 accused finds evidence

DNA test found evidence that four accused were involved in the rape of a woman at Sylhet's Murari Chand (MC) College, police say.

They said a charge sheet will be submitted soon in the case.

The DNA report was handed to the investigation officer of the case by the court on Sunday night, said BM Ashraf Ullah Taher, additional deputy commissioner (media) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police.

The DNA samples of eight accused in the case were collected and sent to a Dhaka lab on October 1 and 3 for tests. The test report was sent to Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate's Court that handed over it to the investigation officer, the police officer added.

Citing the DNA rest report, another police official involved in the probe said four accused -- Saifur Rahman, Tarequl Islam, Mahbubur Rahman Rony and Arjun Laskar -- raped the woman, while others abetted the crime.

Earlier, the four had confessed to the crime before a Sylhet court while two other accused -- Rabiul Islam and Mahfuzur Rahman Masum -- admitted that they aided them.

On September 25, some youths raped the woman at a hostel of MC College after they forcibly took the victim there and tied up her husband.

The husband filed the case on the same night with Shahporan Police Station mentioning names of six people and 2-3 unnamed ones.

Eight people, including all the six named accused in the case, were arrested.