Noakhali gang-rape: 2 more accused give confessional statement

Two more accused, including the prime accused, in the gang-rape of a woman in Noakhali gave confessional statements before a court today.

The prime accused Nur Hossain Badal and Main Uddin Saju gave their statements in two cases filed under the Women and Children Repression Act and Pornography Act over the incident, said Gulzar Ahmed Jewel, public prosecutor (PP) at Noakhali District Judge's Court.

Senior Judicial Magistrate Masfiqul Haque of Noakhali Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court recorded their statement under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) this afternoon.

With them, all seven arrested in the case have given statements under section 164, said PBI (Police Bureau of Investigation) Inspector Mostafizur Rahman, also the investigating officer of the case.