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Bogra rape: Prime accused Tufan, 3 others on fresh remand

The prime accused of Bogra student rape case Tufan Sarkar and three others were placed on a fresh remand today.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Shyam Sundar Roy passed the order after they were produced before the court seeking a seven-day remand for each of them.

Read more: Bogra Rape: Victim makes a judicial statement

The prime accused, Tufan Sarkar, and his associate Munna were put on a two-day remand while his wife Asha Sarkar and mother in-law Rumi Khatun on a one-day remand, Bogra Additional Superintendent of Police Sanatan Chakrabarty told The Daily Star

Police produced eight accused before the court on completion of their three-day remand.

Four of the eight accused -- Tufan’s father-in-law Jamirur Rahman Runu, cohorts Rupom, Jitu and Dipu -- were sent to jail.

Also read: Girl abducted, raped in Bogra

Meanwhile, three other accused –Rumki, Atiq and Jiban – were not produced before the court as Rumki is already on remand and the two others have already given confessional statement.

Bogra town Sramik League convenor Tufan Sarker abducted a female student from her home, raped her and then asked his party cadres and a woman councillor to make sure everything was hushed up on July 17.

Read also: Tufan admits rape: police

They, in their attempt to muffle the victim, picked up the student and her mother, tortured them for four hours and then shaved their heads.

Read more: Bogra rape sparks outcry, protests

The victim's mother on Saturday filed two cases -- rape and torture -- against Tufan, Asha, Rumki, Rumi, Atiq, Munna, Ali Azam Dipu, Rupom, Shimul, Zitu and some unidentified persons.

 

 

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Bogra rape: Prime accused Tufan, 3 others on fresh remand

The prime accused of Bogra student rape case Tufan Sarkar and three others were placed on a fresh remand today.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Shyam Sundar Roy passed the order after they were produced before the court seeking a seven-day remand for each of them.

Read more: Bogra Rape: Victim makes a judicial statement

The prime accused, Tufan Sarkar, and his associate Munna were put on a two-day remand while his wife Asha Sarkar and mother in-law Rumi Khatun on a one-day remand, Bogra Additional Superintendent of Police Sanatan Chakrabarty told The Daily Star

Police produced eight accused before the court on completion of their three-day remand.

Four of the eight accused -- Tufan’s father-in-law Jamirur Rahman Runu, cohorts Rupom, Jitu and Dipu -- were sent to jail.

Also read: Girl abducted, raped in Bogra

Meanwhile, three other accused –Rumki, Atiq and Jiban – were not produced before the court as Rumki is already on remand and the two others have already given confessional statement.

Bogra town Sramik League convenor Tufan Sarker abducted a female student from her home, raped her and then asked his party cadres and a woman councillor to make sure everything was hushed up on July 17.

Read also: Tufan admits rape: police

They, in their attempt to muffle the victim, picked up the student and her mother, tortured them for four hours and then shaved their heads.

Read more: Bogra rape sparks outcry, protests

The victim's mother on Saturday filed two cases -- rape and torture -- against Tufan, Asha, Rumki, Rumi, Atiq, Munna, Ali Azam Dipu, Rupom, Shimul, Zitu and some unidentified persons.

 

 

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পদোন্নতিতে কোটা প্রসঙ্গ: সচিবালয়ে প্রশাসন ক্যাডারের কর্মকর্তাদের প্রতিবাদ

আজ রোববার বিকেলে সচিবালয়ে কয়েকশত প্রশাসন ক্যাডারের কর্মকর্তা প্রতিবাদ জানান।

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