The family members of a rape victim were offered Tk40,000 by influential locals, as a bribe to have their case withdrawn, in Kotalipara upazila, Gopalganj.
According to the case statement, Tarun Ray, 40, allegedly raped a housewife living nextdoor to him in the district’s village of Chakpukuria on Saturday.
The victim was taken to a 250-bed general hospital in the district after the incident.
A case was filed on the same day with Kotalipara police station in connection to the incident.
Tarun Ray raped the victim after he found her alone in her home, the case statement read.
The victim’s family said Tarun belonged to a powerful family in the locality and he had offered Tk40,000 to the them to withdraw the case.
Kotalipara police station Officer-in-Charge Abdul Latif said: “The case had already been filed. There is no chance of withdrawal anymore.”
