7 held over gang rape in Gazipur

Police yesterday held seven men over gang-rape of a woman in Gazipur's Kapasia upazila.

The prime suspect, however, was still at large, said Sub-Inspector Aminul Islam, in-charge of Kapasia Police Station.

The woman, a mother of one, was visiting her parents' home in Kapasia. One Shakhawat, the prime suspect, asked her to meet in Naraidartek Karaitola area on Thursday.

As she went there around 9:30pm, Shakhawat along with the seven others raped her, said the SI.

A case was being filed against the eight alleged rapists with the police station, said Farzana Yasmin, assistant superintendent of police (ASP) of Kaliganj circle.

The woman was sent to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital in the district for medial tests, she added.