Woman gang-raped in Joypurhat, 3 held

A housewife was gang-raped in Haribasantapur village under Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat district on Thursday night.

Her husband, a day labourer, filed a rape case with Akkelpur Police Station on Friday, accusing three youth of the village.

Soon after filing of the case, police arrested the youths. They are Minarul Islam, 25, son of Abdus Salam, Sumon Mia, 26, son of Nabir Khalifa, and Akash Hossain, 22, son of Abdul Mamun, said Sazzad Hossain, officer-in-charge of the police station.

Police, quoting the victim, said the trio entered the victim's house when she was alone. They threatened her with a sharp weapon and raped her.