Gang-rape at MC College: Another accused arrested

Police has arrested another person accused in the case filed over the gang-rape of a woman at Murari Chand (MC) College in Sylhet.

The arrestee is Mahfuzur Rahman.

He was arrested from Haripur area of Jaintiapur upazila in Sylhet at around 11:45pm on Monday night.

Md Shamsuddoha, officer-in-charge of Kanaighat Police Station, confirmed the news.

Friday (September 25) afternoon, a group of BCL leaders and activists forcibly confined a couple who were going to visit the college campus. Later, the woman was gang-raped by BCL men at the hostel of Murari Chand College.

Police rescued the couple around 10:30 pm.

A case was filed against nine people including Bangladesh Chhatra League leader Saifur in connection with the gang-rape of the woman on Saturday night.