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Banani rape: Probe report submission June 19

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Published: 07:04, 29 May 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Banani rape: Probe report submission June 19

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has fixed June 19 for submitting the probe report into a case filed over allegedly raping two private university girls at The Raintree hotel in the capital's posh area Banani.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Delwar Hossain set the date for submitting the report on Monday.

Ismat Ara Amy, sub-inspector (SI) of the Women Support and Investigation Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), also the investigation officer of the case, could not submit the investigation report today (Monday) although the court set today for the submission.

The accused of the case are--Shafat Ahmed, son of Apan Jewellers' owner Dildar Ahmed, Sadman Sakif, Nayem Ashraf, Shafat's driver Billal Hossain and his bodyguard Rahamat Ali. All the accused have given confessional statement to the court except Shafat's bodyguard. All of them are now in jail. They were produced before the court today.

One of the rape victims filed a case with Banani Police Station on May 6 accusing five people.

Of the accused, Shafat Ahmed and Nayem Ashraf were sued for raping the two female university students while Sadman Sakif, Safat’s driver Billal and his bodyguard Rahamat Ali for abetting in the crime.

According to the case statement, the plaintiff along with her friend went to a residential hotel at Banani to attend the birthday party of Shafat at about 9:00pm on March 28.

The two prime accused — Shafat and Nayem — confined them to two rooms of the hotel at gunpoint after the rooftop birthday party was over at midnight. The two girls were made to drink liquor before being raped. Shafat raped the plaintiff while Nayem her friend.

Shfat’s driver Billal filmed the incident, she said in the FIR adding that they got introduced with Shafat and Nayem through Sadman Sakif.

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