Gangrape in running bus

4 mini bus drivers among 5 sent to jail

Four mini bus drivers and one supervisor of local passenger service Seba Paribahan were sent to Barisal Central Jail on Wednesday evening after giving statement under section 164.  Complainer of the case Mehedi Hasan also the driver of the same Paribahan filed a case against six of his co-workers on March 15 night.  Police sent them to the Barisal Metropolitan Court yesterday afternoon. Md Rafiqul Islam, Magistrate of Barisal metropolitan court after recording the statement of the arrested under section 164 ordered to send them to Barisal central jail.
Earlier, five men were arrested on Tuesday night on charges of gang-raping two women and beating up their two male companions in Barisal city.   Of the five, four are mini-bus drivers and one is a supervisor of the local passenger service Seba Paribahan.
The complainant, Mehedi Hasan, is also a Seba Paribahan driver. According to him, the incident happened on the night of January 23, when he arrived at Barisal Nathulabad bus terminus along with his wife Lima Aktar, sister-in-law Ishita Aktar, and friend Ariful Islam Masud, who is also a supervisor of Seba Paribahan. It was around 2.15 am.
They were supposed to go to Chakhar. They met five other drivers and the supervisor at the terminus. The six men allegedly offered them a lift to Chakhar in Banaripara on a mini-bus.
However, once the bus started, the accused allegedly attacked Hasan and Masud. After beating them up, they allegedly gang-raped Lima and Ishita as the bus was driven from the bus terminus to Ram Patty in the city’s Airport thana area.
The incidents allegedly took place between 2.15 am and 5.30 am. The victims were allegedly released at the bus stand on the morning of January 24. Hasan and Masud apparently lodged a complaint with Minibus Shramik Union secretary Mostofa Kama, who did not take any action against the accused and allegedly suspended Hasan and Masud instead.

Gangrape in running bus

4 mini bus drivers among 5 sent to jail

Four mini bus drivers and one supervisor of local passenger service Seba Paribahan were sent to Barisal Central Jail on Wednesday evening after giving statement under section 164. Complainer of the case Mehedi Hasan also the driver of the same Paribahan filed a case against six of his co-workers on March 15 night. Police sent them to the Barisal Metropolitan Court yesterday afternoon. Md Rafiqul Islam, Magistrate of Barisal metropolitan court after recording the statement of the arrested under section 164 ordered to send them to Barisal central jail. Earlier, five men were arrested on Tuesday night on charges of gang-raping two women and beating up their two male companions in Barisal city. Of the five, four are mini-bus drivers and one is a supervisor of the local passenger service Seba Paribahan. The complainant, Mehedi Hasan, is also a Seba Paribahan driver. According to him, the incident happened on the night of January 23, when he arrived at Barisal Nathulabad bus terminus along with his wife Lima Aktar, sister-in-law Ishita Aktar, and friend Ariful Islam Masud, who is also a supervisor of Seba Paribahan. It was around 2.15 am. They were supposed to go to Chakhar. They met five other drivers and the supervisor at the terminus. The six men allegedly offered them a lift to Chakhar in Banaripara on a mini-bus. However, once the bus started, the accused allegedly attacked Hasan and Masud. After beating them up, they allegedly gang-raped Lima and Ishita as the bus was driven from the bus terminus to Ram Patty in the citys Airport thana area. The incidents allegedly took place between 2.15 am and 5.30 am. The victims were allegedly released at the bus stand on the morning of January 24. Hasan and Masud apparently lodged a complaint with Minibus Shramik Union secretary Mostofa Kama, who did not take any action against the accused and allegedly suspended Hasan and Masud instead.