MC College Gang Rape: 3 Accused Produced before Court after Remand

After completion of a five-day remand, three accused in the sensational rape incident at Sylhet MC College hostel have been produced before the court.

On Friday afternoon, police took them to Sylhet's Metropolitan Magistrate Court.

The accused are Saifur Rahman, Arjun Lashkar and Robiul Islam, the prime accused.

Assistant Commissioner (Prosecution) Amulya Bhushan Chowdhury of Sylhet Metropolitan Police confirmed the matter to media.

They were placed on the five-day remand on Monday.

Police said they would be issue statements under section 164.

In the case of a Sylhet court on Sept 29, three other accused, Mahbubur Rahman Rony, Rajon and Ainuddin, were placed on five-day remand each.

The remand of the third accused, Tareq, and the sixth accused, Mahfuzur Rahman Masum, will end on Sunday.

A group of youths tied a man up and raped his 19-year-old wife on Friday night in the MC College dormitory.

After police rescued the couple, the victim’s husband filed a case at Shahporan Police Station in the early hours of Saturday against nine people mentioning the names of six.

All the accused in the case are currently in police custody.

In addition, on Tuesday, the Ministry of Education formed a three-member committee to investigate whether there was any misconduct by the college authorities in the MC College dormitory gang rape incident.

On Tuesday, the High Court formed an investigation committee to look at the incident.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, meanwhile, has said that none of those involved in the incident will be spared.