Woman gang-raped in Pabna
A woman was gang-raped at a rented house in Pabna town on Wednesday night. Police arrested the landlord yesterday following an allegation of assisting the rapists.
The woman, 25, is undergoing treatment and medical examinations at Pabna Medical College Hospital.
She had rented the house from Haidar Ali few months ago and started living with her brother.
According to her, four youths entered the house while she was alone and asleep. They then raped, beat and tortured her.
The rapists might be local criminals, and they entered her home with the help of the landlord, she alleged.
She was taken to the hospital on Thursday night, said Obaidul Haque, officer-in-charge of Pabna Sadar Police Station.
Police detained Haidar Ali from his house for interrogation following an allegation of the woman, the OC said.
When she is released from the hospital, she is likely to file a case, and police are trying to identify the accused rapists to arrest them, he said.
After preliminary examinations, Dr Nargis Sultana, head of gynecological department of the hospital, said they found evidence of rape and torture.
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