Robbers rape housewife

A housewife was gang-raped by robbers in front of her husband and sons at village Lautara in Tala upazila on Wednesday last. Tala police recorded a robbery case yesterday following an order by Satkhira police superintendent (SP) after three days of dilly-dally. Quoting locals police said, a gang numbering 18 to 20 entered the house of Md Atiar Rahman at village Lautara and at gun point tied the hands of the house owner and his three sons with ropes. Later the gang raped the woman in front of them. When the victim along with her husband went to Tala police to file a case they insisted them to file a theft case. The family members informed the matter to Satkhira SP SM Maniruzzaman who visited the spot on July 9 and ordered police to file a robbery case.