Four arrested over ‘rape’ of housewife in Bogura

Police say the woman was confined before the alleged assault

A housewife has allegedly been raped after being confined in a room in Bogura's Adamdighi Upazila. Police have arrested four suspects over the incident.

The woman filed a case against five people on Friday over the alleged assault, which took place on Wednesday night, Adamdighi Police chief Kamruzzaman said.

Police conducted a raid in Santahar Municipality on Friday night and arrested four of the accused, he said.

The arrestees are Runa Begum, Shahedul Islam Shahed, Mithu Hossain and Hridoy Hossain, all from the area.

According to the case, the woman lives in a rented house in the municipality.

The suspects called the woman and her husband to a nearby government staff dormitory after a neighbour's daughter allegedly went missing.

Her husband managed to flee during the attack, but the woman was confined in a room.

The case alleges that she was later gang-raped late at night.

Her family rescued her on Thursday and took her to the Upazila Health Complex, said the police officer.

Kamruzzaman said they are trying to arrest the other suspect.