Rape of Jashore housewife

PBI recommends acquittal of cop

UNB, Jashore

The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) on Thursday pressed charges against a person over the rape a housewife in Sharsha upazila in 2019 recommending acquittal of sub-inspector Khairul Alam and two other accused.

PBI Inspector Monayem Hossain submitted a charge-sheet against Abdul Latif, an acquaintance of the victim.

According to the PBI, the proof of the presence of SI Khirul Alam and two other accused -- Abdul Quader and Quamruzzaman alias Quamrul -- on the spot during the incident was not found in investigation. It said DNA samples of the accused were tested but those did not match with that of the victim and only the DNA of Latif matched.

On January 22, PBI said their investigation did not find any involvement of accused SI Khairul Alam with the rape of the housewife. It had also said one of the three arrestees confessed to his crime before the court.

On September 4, 2019, police arrested three people -- Quamrul, Omar Ali and Abdul Latif -- over the incident.

Female police constable

commits suicide

Our Correspondent, Mymensingh

A female police constable allegedly committed suicide at Mymensingh city’s Kashor area yesterday.

The victim was identified as Sweety Akter, 22, wife of Hafizur Rahman, 30, also a police constable. Both Sweety and Hafizur are posted at Mymensingh Police Lines, police said.  Sweety, hailed from Mohanganj upazila of Netrakona.

Quoting the local people, officer-in-charge (Investigation) of Kotwali Police Station Khondaker Shaker Ahmed said neighbours found the body of Sweety hanging from a ceiling fan at their rented house this noon and informed police.

On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.

Hafizur, hailing from Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur married Sweety some seven ago and had been living in the rented house at Kashor area, said the OC.

An unnatural death case was lodged with the police station this afternoon

Two Garo youths held with firearm in Sherpur

UNB, Sherpur  

Police on Thursday night arrested two members Garo community along with a foreign pistol from Gazni area of Jhenaigati upazila in the district.

The arrestee is Quin Marak, 30, son of Anukul Sangma and Niki Shangma, 32, son of Probin Marak. Officer-in-charge of Jhenaigati Police Station Md Abu Bakar Siddik said tipped off, they conducted a drive at their house and arrested the duo. Later, law enforcers recovered a pistol, five rounds of bullets and three machetes as per the information provided by them, he said. A case under the Arms Act will be filed against them, said the OC.

Member of ‘question paper leak gang’ held in Bogura

 UNB, Bogura

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) yesterday arrested a member of a gang involved in question paper leak in Brindabanpara area in Sadar upazila.

The arrestee is Md Roman Mia, 22, son of Md Mithu Mia and a resident of Hizli village in the upazila.

Md Rawshan Ali, commander of Rab-12, said they arrested Roman from Saiful Islam Fatik’s student hostel on Friday morning in the area. Roman was involved in leaking fake question papers of the ongoing SSC examination through Facebook and Whatsapp, said Ali.