Safat’s driver, bodyguard arrested over Banani rape

Staff Correspondent: Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the case filed over raping two private university girls at a Banani hotel in the capital.

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-10) on Monday arrested the third accused from Dhaka city’s Nababpur area in connection with the rape case.

RAB said they arrested Billal — driver of Safat Ahmed, one of the five accused — from a local hotel at Nababpur in the evening.

RAB Legal and Media Wing's Senior Assistant Director Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan confirmed the matter to risingbd.com.

Meanwhile, Detective Branch (DB) of police have arrested Rahmat Ali, the bodyguard who is accused in the case for aiding the rape of girls at gunpoint, from Gulshan in a joint drive in the evening.

Muhammad Yousuf Ali, additional deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, confirmed the matter.

Safat Ahmed, son of an owner of Apan Jewellers and Shadman Sakif, a friend of Safat, were arrested last week from Sylhet following the rape case. Safat is said to be one of the prime accused in the case.

A Dhaka court on Friday (12 May) placed Safat Ahmed on a 6-day police custody while Sadman Sakif on 5-day for interrogation in the rape case.

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

Of the accused, Safat Ahmed and Nayeem Ashraf were sued for raping the two female university students while Sadman Sakif, Safat’s driver Billal and his unnamed bodyguard 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 Safat at about 9:00pm on March 28.

The two prime accused — Safat and Nayeem — 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. Safat raped the plaintiff while Nayeem her friend.

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

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