Shafat's driver gives 'confessional statement' before a court in hotel rape case

After Shafat Ahmed and Shadman Sakif, Shafat's driver Billal Hossain has given a confessional statement to the court in the case of rape of two university students in a Dhaka hotel, police say.

Court Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 21 May 2017, 07:31 PM
Updated : 25 May 2017, 01:20 PM

The statement was recorded at the Metropolitan Magistrate court in Dhaka on Sunday under Section 164 of the CrPC, which allows the prosecution to use the confession as evidence in the trial.

Magistrate Mahmudul Haque ordered to send him to jail after recording his statement, court police's General Recording Officer Abdul Mannan told bdnews24.com.

Billal, Shadman and Shafat's bodyguard Rahmat Ali stand accused of abetting and filming the alleged rape by Shafat and his friend Nayem Ashraf aka Hasan Mohammad Halim.

Billal and Rahmat were arrested in Dhaka on May 15 four days after the arrest of Shafat and Shadman.

Nayem was arrested on May 17. On the following day, Shafat and Shadman gave confessional statements to the court.

Shafat is the son of Apan Jewellers co-owner Dildar Ahmed while Shadman’s father Mohammad Hossain Jony is Managing Director of Regnum Group.