UP member among 2 held over Noakhali woman assault
Police, in early Tuesday, arrested two more folks, including Eklashpur Union member, in a case filed for undressing and torturing a woman in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali district.
Saju, 21, five no accused in the case, was nabbed from Dhaka and Moazzem Hossain alias Shohag, 48, was the union unit Awami League vice-president.
With the, total six folks have, so far, been arrested till today.
Begunganj Police Station OC Harun-or-Rashid confirmed the matter this morning.
The 35-year-old victim woman, mother of two children, filed two separate cases--one under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act and another under Pornography Control Act-- at 11:45pm on Sunday.
The cases have been lodged with Begumganj Model Police Station accusing nine persons.
According to the case statement, the victim is moving into her father's house at Khalpar area in the upazila for a long period as she had feud with her husband.
On September 2, the victim’s husband came to visit his father-in-law’s house. A gang of miscreants entered into the victim’s house at 9pm and tied her husband before torturing the girl.
Later, they undressed the housewife and tortured her brutally blaming her of engaged in unethical works. The culprits also made a video of the torture and posted on social media.
