Desk Report
Publish: 04 Aug 2022, 10:58 am
The bandits fled by overturning the bus on a sand pile near Raktipara Jame Masjid of Madhupur Upazila on Tangail Mymensingh Road || Photo: Collected
A
female passenger has been accused of rape after a robbery on a running bus in
Tangail. The victim is currently under treatment in the hospital.
According
to the police, a bus of Eagle Transport left Kushtia with 24 to 25 passengers
on its way to Dhaka on Tuesday night. When they reached Sirajganj late at
night, a group of dacoits boarded the passenger bus. After crossing the
Bangabandhu Bridge, the bandits took control of the bus. Then they tied the
hands, feet, and eyes of the passengers on the bus and beat and robbed them. Then,
they raped a female passenger on the bus.
Madhupur
Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Mazharul Amin said the bus
stopped for dinner at Dibaratri Hotel near Sirajganj. The journey started again
around half past one. On the way, 10 to 12 young passengers carrying bags on
their shoulders boarded the bus. After the bus crossed the Bangabandhu Bridge,
the young gang on board tied up the passengers at gunpoint. Within minutes,
mobile phones, cash, and gold ornaments were looted from the passengers. Then they
raped a female passenger. The bus was kept under control for three hours by
turning around at different places. Later, after changing the route, the
bandits fled by overturning the bus on a sand pile near Raktipara Jame Masjid
of Madhupur Upazila on Tangail Mymensingh Road.
The
OC also said, "In this incident, a passenger of the bus filed a case
against unknown persons as the plaintiff. The rape victim has been admitted to
the Upazila health complex. She will be sent to Tangail General Hospital for
medical examination. The matter is being viewed with utmost importance."
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