Two college-goer cousins have been allegedly gang raped at Shahpara village of Jamnagar union under Bagatipara upazila in Natore on Thursday.
Quoting the victims, Aminur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Bagatipara police station, said: “One of the victims went to her aunt's house at Koichorpara village on Thursday morning. She was returning home in the afternoon and took her cousin with her. On her way back home, one Kawser intercepted the girls and took them to his friend Suzon's mango orchard at the Rahimanpur village.”
“Kawser took the girls inside the guard's room with the help of his friends, numbering four to five, and raped them at gunpoint. The criminals also recorded the rape scene on their mobile phones.”
“Kawser threatened the girls that if they disclose the incident to family members, he will release the video,” he added.
Later, one of the victims filed a rape case accusing seven persons, including Kawser. The victims are undergoing treatment at Natore Sadar Hospital.
Basudev Banik, superintendent of Natore police, said: “The police are trying to arrest the culprits.”