Police have arrested Saifur Rahman, 26, the main accused in a gang-rape case against his wife while she was tied up at the MC College dormitory in Sylhet.
He was arrested around 8am on Sunday (September 26) from Noarai ferry in the border area of Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj.
Sunamganj Superintendent of Police (SP) Mizanur Rahman confirmed the arrest.
He said a team of police arrested the accused Saifur Rahman from Noarai ferry after confirming the location of the accused towards the border area with the help of technology.
Saifur Rahman's house is in Chandaipara of Sonapur in Balaganj upazila of Sylhet. His father's name is Md. Tahid Mia.
Saifur is also an accused in the arms case. On the day of the incident, they raided the hostel of MC College at around 3 pm and seized a pipe gun, four Ramdas and a knife, two iron pipes and other items from Saifur Rahman's room. There are also allegations against the BCL leader for occupying the hostel super's bungalow.
Incidentally, on Friday (September 25), a housewife was gang-raped while visiting her husband at MC College. Chhatra League leaders and activists forcibly took the housewife away from her husband and raped her in the dormitory around 8:30 pm. At that time, two people detained her husband in front of the college.
The victim's husband has filed a case with the Shahparan police station. In the case, 3 leaders and activists of Chhatra League and 3 others have been accused.
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