3 Held over Gang Rape of Cox’s Bazar School Teacher

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have detained three people from Sadar Upazila of Cox’s Bazar in connection with the gang rape of a school teacher.

The detainees were Bedar Mia, 28, Mostak Mia, 24, and Belal Uddin, 22, of the district.

A team of Rab-15 detained the trio from an under-construction building in the PM Khali area of the town Tuesday night following a complaint filed at Cox’s Bazar Sadar police station by the rape survivor, said Assistant Superintendent of Police Nityananda Das at a press briefing on Wednesday.

On August 19,  prime accused Bedar Mia along with his three associates raped the school teacher at gunpoint taking her to the under-construction building.

The detainees confessed to their crime during primary questioning, said the officer.

The detainees were handed over to Cox’s Bazar Sadar police station, he added._UNB