JU gang rape: BCL leader among 4 remanded

A Dhaka court has placed a Jahangirnagar University (JU) Chhatra League leader and three others on a three-day remand each in a case filed for allegedly gang-raping a woman at a jungle adjacent to the campus after confining her husband at a university hall.

Dhaka’s Senior Judicial Magistrate Rabeya Begum passed the order after hearing in the case on Sunday (February 4).

Earlier, Ashulia police inspector (unarmed) Md Mizanur Rahman, also the investigating officer of the case, produced the accused before the court with seven-day remand prayer. Later, the court granted three-day remand to them each after hearing from both the prosecution and defence.

The accused who were placed on the remand are BCL leader Mostafizur Rahman, student of the 45th batch of the International Relations Department; Sagar Siddiqui of the 46th batch; Sabbir Hasan Sagor of the 47th batch of the Botany Department and Hasanuzzaman of the 45th batch.

Around 9:30 pm on Saturday (February 3), two people, including a Chhatra League leader, allegedly raped a woman at a jungle adjacent to Jahangirnagar University (JU) after confining her husband at a university hall. The incident took place in the jungle near Mir Mosharraf Hossain Hall.

Some other students of the university were involved in the incident, according to a CCTV footage.

Mostafizur was detained from Savar Bus Stand area at 7am on Sunday. Other three were detained around 2:30am as they helped the accused to flee.

Meanwhile, Mostafizur was expelled from the party for breaking the party discipline.

Mostafizur and Mamun, 45, an outsider, raped the woman. But Mamun is still absconding.

Murad, a student of 46th batch of International Relations Department, beat up the victim's husband Rabin tying him up at room no 317, Block A of the Mir Mosharraf Hossain Hall.

Victim woman, a resident of Ashulia, said that Mamun is their tenant. Mamun and her husband went to Jahangirnagar on Saturday evening for a visit. Later, Mamun called her through her husband’s mobile phone and said to go to the university with some of his (Mamun) clothes and valuables which he left at his room. Mamun said he would not stay in their house.

“When I went there with the clothes, Mamun took me to a nearby forest saying me that my husband was there. Mostafizur was with him (Mamun). Then the duo raped me,” the victim said.

“They kept my husband confined at Mir Mosharraf Hossain Hall,” she said.

Following the incident, the victim’s husband filed a case against six people with Ashulia police station.