Police have said that they will take action against anyone found guilty of spreading pictures of Banani rape victims on social media, after the plaintiffs on Friday informed that they would lodge a further case under the ICT Act.
The cyber crime unit of Detective Branch will investigate how the pictures were leaked on Facebook, DMP Joint Commissioner Abdul Baten told reporters on Saturday.
Several Facebook pages had revealed identities of the victims and published their pictures.
Anyone revealing the identity of a victim can face a fine of Tk1 lakh and two years imprisonment under The Women and Children Repression Prevention Act 2000.
The victims told the Dhaka Tribune that they would file a case under the ICT Act as their photos were stolen from their Facebook account and doctored to discredit them.
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Two female university students were raped at the Raintree Hotel on March 28. They filed a case on May 6 with Banani police against Shafat Ahmed, Nayem Ashraf, Shadman Sakif, Shafat’s driver Billal Hossain and his bodyguard Rahmat Ali.
Police recorded the case after a 48-hour delay. The plaintiffs said their rapists had repeatedly threatened and pressured them to withdraw the case.
Shafat, son of one of the owners of Apan Jewellers, and his friend Nayem raped the girls at gunpoint and recorded the incident on a mobile phone.
DMP Joint Commissioner Baten on Saturday said the accused had confessed to their crimes.
Shafat and Shadman were arrested in Sylhet on May 11. Shafat’s driver Billal Hossain and bodyguard Rahmat Ali were arrested on 15 May while Nayem was apprehended on May 17.
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