Tourist Police have arrested another accused in the case over the gang rape of a woman in Cox’s Bazar.
Esrafil Huda Joy was arrested from Chakaria Bus stand area of Cox’ Bazar on Tuesday morning, said Additional DIG of Tourist Police of Chattogram division Mohammad Moslemuddin.
So far, six people have been arrested in this connection.
Police will produce Esrafil Huda Joy before the court on Wednesday and seek remand for him, said Moslemuddin.
He said process is going on for bringing Ashiqul Islam Ashiq, the prime accused in the case arrested by the Rab in Madaripur, from Dhaka to Cox’s Bazar.
Ashiqul Islam Ashiq was arrested from Madaripur district on Sunday night.
Cox’s Bazar Tourist Police arrested three more accused in the case- Rezaul Karim Sahabuddin, 25, Mehedi Hasan, 21, and Mamunur Rashid, 28, from different areas in Cox’s Bazar district on Sunday morning.
On Monday, a court in Chattogram placed the three accused on a 2-day remand each.
On Saturday, Riaz Uddin Chhotan, manager of a hotel that was one of two locations where the woman was raped, was arrested and remanded for four days.
On December 24, the court recorded the victim’s statement, said inspector Ruhul Amin, investigation officer in the case.
On December 23, the woman’s husband filed the case under the Prevention of Women & Children Repression Act at Cox’s Bazar Sadar Model Police Station accusing seven people.
On December 22, the 22-year-old woman was taken to Zia Guest Inn and there the three accused again took turns to rape her for hours following an altercation with her husband. They released her in the early hours on the following day and allegedly threatened to kill her family if she discloses the matter to anyone.
Source: United News of Bangladesh