All the accused of the sensational gang rape case in Faridpur are still at large with the police apparently not making any attempt in last two days to arrest them.
The police busied themselves on Friday and yesterday with the oversight of ministers who went to Gopalganj and returned to the capital via Faridpur after attending a national programme.
Even the Investigation Officer (IO) of the case Inspector Ariful Haque had to look after the ministers' security.
Besides, the police are yet to interrogate the three persons detained four days back on suspicion of their link with the incident as they could not be taken on remand due to closure of court during three days' government holiday.
The three--Shourov, Tohurul Kazi, Masud--now confined to jail will be produced before the court today with a petition for remand, police said.
GUARDIANS' ABJECT FEAR
Panic gripped the guardians of schoolgirls following the gang rape of a class-VI student.
Following the incident, a number of parents have also stopped sending their children to schools, locals said.
“I know at least three guardians in the neighbourhood who have stopped schooling of their daughters after the incident spread through CDs and video footages,” said a retired schoolteacher of the locality.
The Daily Star correspondent had a glimpse of the incident in a CD copy where the girl seemed to be not protesting vehemently.
Advocate Zahid Hasan Khokon, one of the counsels of the victim, told The Daily Star that the victim is only 14 years old and if such incident took place even with her consent it is still statuary rape as per law.
He said she is also the victim of circumstances. Referring to the video footage of the rape, he said the offenders have committed a serious crime by clipping the footage and circulating it.