3 arrested over rape

Three people have been arrested in connection with the gang-rape of a teenage girl in Jashore's Sadar upazila Thursday night.

Police in an overnight drive arrested them from Churamankati union, said AKM Shafiqul Islam Chowdhury, inspector (investigation) of Jashore Kotwali Police Station.

The arrestees are Mohammad Saqib, 26, of Jaghati village, Bachchu Mia, 30, of the same village, and Mahabat Ali, of Kamalapur village in the upazila.

AKM Shafiqul Islam Chowdhury, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Jashore Kotwali Police Station, said the victim was in police custody.

A case has been registered with the police station. They were sent to jail by a court this afternoon.