College girl raped in city, three detained

A 20-year-old college girl yesterday morning was allegedly raped by her friend’s fellow in the capital’s Shewrapara area.

Police detained three people named Newaj Sharif, Sohel and Rocky, friends of the prime accused, in this connection.

The victim told the Dhaka Tribune that her friend Sakib took her to a flat at west Shewrapara where one of his friends was awaiting.

Sakib’s friend raped her there and the trio made a video of the incident, she added.

Later, she somehow managed to escape.

Inspector (investigation) of Mirpur Model police station Md Shafiqur Rahman said they made the arrest around 4:30pm. However, the prime accused Sakib and Shaon had fled the spot.

The victim was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s One Stop Crisis Centre.