4 arrested including Chhatra Dal secretary-coordinator on charges of gang rape in Jessore

Local Correspondent

In Jeshore, four individuals, including a general secretary and an office secretary of a union-level Chhatra Dal unit, along with two alleged coordinators, have been arrested on charges of gang rape. The incident occurred on Sunday, March 16, in the Gadkhali Union of Jhikargachha Upazila, according to Jhikargachha Police Station.

The four arrested individuals are:
1. Mamun Hossain Bappi (21), general secretary of Gadkhali Union Chhatra Dal, from Potuapara village.
2. Yasin Arafat (22), office secretary of Gadkhali Union Chhatra Dal.
3. Jabed Hossain (28).
4. Aminur Rahman (20).

Eyewitnesses reported that the incident took place in a litchi orchard in Potuapara village of Gadkhali Union. The victim, a 19-year-old woman from Rajganj village in Monirampur Upazila, called the national emergency hotline 999, prompting the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Jhikargachha Police Station to rescue her from the scene. The four accused were later arrested in the evening through mobile tracking.

According to police sources, the victim was returning from Benapole Khalabari when she stopped at Gadkhali Bazar. She then visited a flower shop owned by Aminur Rahman, where she met the four accused. They allegedly lured her to a litchi orchard in Potuapara village under the pretext of showing her a flower garden, where the gang rape occurred.

Upon receiving the news, Additional Superintendent of Police Nur-e-Alam Siddiqui and ASP Nishat Al Nahiyan visited the scene.

Ashraful Alam Rana, convener of Jhikargachha Upazila Chhatra Dal, stated, “The organization will not take responsibility for any individual’s actions. There is no place for criminals in the Nationalist Chhatra Dal, and they have already been expelled.”

Jhikargachha Police Station OC Bablur Rahman Khan confirmed that the four accused were promptly arrested based on the rape allegation. Preparations for filing a case are underway, and the victim will be sent for a medical examination.