Indigenous Woman Abducted and Gang-Raped in Sylhet Forest

Local Correspondent

In Companiganj, Sylhet, an indigenous woman was abducted and gang-raped in a forest. The incident occurred on the evening of Sunday, March 2, when the woman was abducted while returning home. Police arrested two suspects in connection with the case on Monday.

The arrested individuals are Pradip Das (40), son of the late Lalit Das, and Alauddin (42), son of the late Abdul Hasim, both residents of Kalairag village in Companiganj Upazila.

According to the victim’s family and local sources, the indigenous woman, a resident of Kalairag cluster village in Uttar Ranikhai Union of Companiganj Upazila, was out for urgent work on Sunday evening. While returning home, she was abducted by Alauddin and an accomplice, who took her to a nearby forest and raped her.

The woman was abducted from near Alauddin’s house and taken to the forest, where Pradip Das raped her first. When Alauddin attempted to rape her, the woman cleverly threw sand in his face and eyes and managed to escape.

Following the incident, the victim filed a case at Companiganj Police Station on Monday. After the case was filed, police arrested Pradip Das and Alauddin on Monday morning and sent them to jail.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Companiganj Police Station, Uzayer Al Mahmud Adnan, stated that the victim has been sent to Osmani Medical College Hospital for medical examination. The two arrested individuals have been sent to jail through a court order.