Police have pressed charges against four accused for the rape of a Garo woman in Dhaka last year.
Badda Police Station's Sub-Inspector Shahinur Rahman submitted the charge sheet at Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
The accused are: prime suspect Rafsan Hossain Rubel, Salahuddin Mina, Alamin and Imran Khan.
Rafsan is in jail, Mina is on bail and the other two are on the run.
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Police have named 15 witnesses in the case.
According to the case statement, the victim was raped in Badda on October 25 while visiting her betrothed, one Ripon Mrong, at a mess in Misritola located in North Badda.
The manager of the mess asked Ripon to leave the mess since he had violated rules by bringing a woman there.
A mess resident Salauddin, intimidated the couple with local goons – Rubel, Rony, Sumon, Nazmul and some others who were called to come over.
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They threatened Ripon and stole his smartphone and TK 17,000 in cash.
Rubel, Salauddin and Al Amin tried to rape the he girl in a nearby rickshaw garage but as it was full of people they dragged her to an abandoned house near the garage and raped her there instead.
Rubel is accused in nine cases including rape, extortion, possession of drugs and illegal firearms. He escaped from the judge's chambers once after his arrest in this case, but was caught again.