Police have arrested two men in Dinajpur’s Hakimpur, commonly known as Hili, after a woman allegedly was detained at a house for several days and sexually assaulted after going there to seek repayment of money owed to her. A third suspect named in the case remains at large.
Hakimpur police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Badsha Alam confirmed the arrests on Sunday (4 October).
According to police and the case statement, the woman’s mother filed a complaint at Hakimpur police station on Sunday morning. The complaint alleges that her daughter went to the house of Mohammad Ruhul Amin, also known as Rimon, in Palpara area of Ward No. 6 of Hakimpur Municipality to collect money that was owed to her.
The woman was allegedly kept at the house from 30 September to 3 October. The case statement says she was held there against her will during that period.
The complaint further alleges that Ruhul Amin, also known as Rimon, Shukur Ali, 55, and Ferdous Mia, 50, sexually assaulted the woman against her wishes. It also alleges that the suspects recorded the incidents on mobile phones and threatened to circulate the footage on social media.
The matter later came to the attention of local residents, who went to the house and detained two of the alleged perpetrators. They then contacted the national emergency service 999 to alert police.
Officers from Hakimpur police station subsequently arrived at the scene, took the two men into custody and rescued the woman. Police later arrested Ruhul Amin, also known as Rimon, and Mohammad Shukur Ali in connection with the case and sent them to court.
Ferdous Mia, the third suspect named in the case, remains at large, police said.
A case alleging gang rape has been filed at Hakimpur police station on the basis of the complaint submitted by the woman’s mother. The allegations are now under investigation.
OC Badsha Alam said police were working to establish the circumstances of the incident and that efforts were continuing to locate and arrest the fugitive suspect.
The case follows the woman’s reported rescue after several days at the house. Police said the investigation is ongoing, and the allegations made in the case will be examined through the legal process.
