Nilphamari: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested the main accused in an abduction and rape case and rescued the kidnapped teenage girl of Gaibandha from village Balanipur under Saidpur police station of Nilphamari on Wednesday.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the arrested individual is Md Shafiul Islam, 30, son of Abdur Rahim of village Feska under Gobindaganj police station of Gaibandha district. The press release indicated that Shafiul Islam had persistently attempted to initiate an illicit relationship with the victim, which she consistently rejected.
The incident occurred on August 6, 2025, when Shafiul Islam, with the assistance of accomplices, forcibly abducted and raped the victim, as detailed in the release. Following this, the victim’s father filed a case of abduction and rape at the Gobindaganj police station in Gaibandha district on September 3, 2025.
A coordinated effort by a joint team of RAB-13’s Nilphamari Camp and RAB-14’s Jamalpur Camp led to the arrest of Shafiul Islam in village Balanipur in Gobindaganj police station of Gaibandha, where the victim was also rescued at 4:05 am on Wednesday. The press release further mentioned that both the arrested accused and the rescued victim have been handed over to Gobindaganj police station in Gaibandha.