UP member rapes woman in Joypurhat

Police yesterday arrested two men, including a union parishad member, for allegedly gang-raping a woman in Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat on Monday.

The arrestees are Shahabul Islam, 42, member of ward-3, Dharanji Union Parishad, and his cohort Dudu Mia, 32, of Uttar Baniapara village in Joypurhat Sadar.

According to the case statement, the victim, a former readymade garment worker by profession, contacted UP member Shahabul with the hope of recovering around Tk 1.5 lakh which she lost to a fraud.

On information, the UP member asked her to visit his village and then took her to an isolated place. There, he, along with his cohort, gang-raped her and forced her to leave the place.

The victim then went to Panchbibi Police Station and filed a case. She was then sent to Joypurhat Modern Hospital for medical tests, said Polash Chandra Deb, officer-in-charge of Panchbibi Police Station.

Meanwhile, the arrestees were sent to jail via a district court.