Three arrested over ‘rape’ of 16-year-old garment worker in Mymensingh

A RAB official says the teenager was “raped” on Jul 18 after being invited to a restaurant

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested three men over a case filed in Mymensingh's Nandail Upazila over allegedly gang-raping a garment worker.

They were arrested in a drive in Cumilla and Narayanganj in the wee hours of Thursday, said RAB-14 captain Md Naymul Hasan.

The arrested are Md Shakil Mia, 23, Md Momin Uddin, 23, and Md Jahangir Alam, 24.

The main suspect in the case, Mamun Mia, 23, is absconding. All are residents of Gangail Union of the Upazila.

At a press conference at his office at 1pm on Thursday, Naymul said: "Mamun Mia developed a romantic relationship with a garment worker, 16, from a village in Nandail Upazila. On the night of Jul 18, Mamun took the girl to a secluded place on the pretext of treating her to some food at a restaurant.

"There, Mamun raped the girl with the help of Jahangir, Shakil and Momin. Later, they also raped her. In this incident, the victim's father filed a case under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act at Nandail Police Station on Jul 22."

Momin and Jahangir were arrested in Cumilla on Thursday, and Shakil from Narayanganj, said Naymul.

The RAB official said an operation is under way to arrest the prime suspect in the case, Mamun Mia.