Two accused in Sonagazi gang rape case confess

Two men arrested for the gang rape of a woman in Adarshagram of Feni’s Sonagazi upazila confessed to committing the crime on Thursday.

Nur Alam and Mosharaf Hossain, the accused, appeared before Feni Chief Judicial Magistrate Jakir Hossain, and gave their confessional statements about their involvement in the incident. The rape survivor also testified.

A case was filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act with the Adarshagram police outpost on Wednesday afternoon, said outpost In-Charge Shyamol Das.

The woman underwent medical tests at Feni Modern Sadar Hospital on Thursday, he added. 

According to the case statement, Nur, Mosharraf and Appel Mahmud gagged her and took her to the bank of a pond around 12:10am on Wednesday, where they took turns in raping her.

She gained consciousness later in the morning, her husband said.