Man held for raping woman at gunpoint

Two men, including an assistant station master of Bangladesh Railway, were arrested between Wednesday night and yesterday morning in connection with separate rape incidents in Jashore and Rajshahi.

In Jashore, a man raped his neighbour's wife at gunpoint on Wednesday when the victim was alone at home, said police.

Police arrested the alleged rapist Sabdar Hossain, of Dakshinpara village in Sadar upazila, in the night after the victim's husband filed a case in this regard, said Moniruzzaman, officer-in-charge Jashore Kotwali Police Station.

Sabdar, on Wednesday, forcibly entered the victim's house in absence of her husband and raped her at gunpoint, the OC said quoting the victim.

After the victim's husband came to know about the incident, he took her to the police station to file the case.

Sabdar harassed her before in various ways including giving indecent proposals, the OC added.

Meanwhile, in Rajshahi, police arrested Moin Uddin Azad, 42, an assistant station master of Rajshahi Railway Station in connection with a rape case yesterday.

He was arrested from the city's Seroil area in the early hours after the police found his links into the rape case after 17 days of investigation, Nibaran Chandra Burman, officer-in-charge of Boalia Police Station, said.

On January 18, a woman, 25, filed the rape case with the police station.

According to her case statement, the woman became known to the railway official while commuting on the railway and he used to talk to her on messengers.

The railway official Azad offered her a job in exchange for Tk 8 lakh and she paid him an advance of Tk 2 lakh.

On January 17, Azad invited her to his home on plea for giving her some books that might help her in the recruitment tests and raped her.

Azad also threatened her of dire consequences if she speaks out about the rape, she alleged in her case.

The OC said Azad denied her involvement in the case, but police found grounds for arresting him.

Our correspondents from Rajshahi and Benapole contributed to the report.