Rape at MC College hostel: Court accepts charge sheet against 8 accused
A tribunal in Sylhet today accepted the charge sheet against eight accused in the gang-rape of a woman at MC College
The Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Mohammad Mohitul Haque Chowdhury took the charge sheet into cognizance in presence of all accused, said Public Prosecutor of the tribunal Rashida Syeda Khanam.
The plaintiff did not file any objection petition against the charge sheet.
On December 3, police pressed charges against eight accused in the gang rape case.
Investigation officer of the case Indranil Bhattacharya submitted the charge sheet before the court of Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Abul Kashem, said Additional Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan Police BM Ashrafullah Taher.
According to police, six are charged with raping the woman while two are accused of assisting them.
The accused who were directly involved in the crime are: Saifur Rahman, Shah Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Rony, Tariqul Islam Tarek, Arjun Laskar, Mohammad Ainuddin alias Ainul and Misbaul Islam Rajon.
Rabiul Islam Hasan and Mahfuzur Rahman Masum were indirectly involved.
On November 30 last year, police received the DNA report of the MC College gang rape and found the involvement of some accused arrested over the crime.
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