Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members on Thursday arrested the key accused in the gang-rape of a woman by tying her husband and son in Morrelganj of Bagerhat.
The arrestee was identified as Riaz Shikder, 38, son of Abdul Mazid of Barshibah village in the upazila.
RAB Khulna-6 arrested Riaz from Bagmara area of Kachua Upazila during a drive, said Police Superintendent and Company Commander Al-Asad Md Mahfuzul Islam.
RAB started a shadow investigation after a case was filed with Morrelganj police station on Wednesday following the complaint lodged by the woman's husband accusing Riaz and some 10 others.
Riaz was interrogated at the RAB-6 office, said the SP.
Meanwhile, Bagerhat Chief Judicial Magistrate recorded the statement of the woman in the case under Section 22, said Md Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury, officer-in-charge of Morrelganj police station.
Dr Sheikh Adnan Hossain, resident medical officer (RMO) of Bagerhat Sadar Hospital said: "A board consisting of three female physicians has conducted the medical examinations of the housewife and they will give a report soon."
Police say a gang of burglars entered the woman’s house by digging through the floor of the mud house in the late hours of Tuesday.
They also took away gold, money and other valuables before fleeing the scene.
