Staff Reporter :
Another accused named Abdur Rab Russel was arrested on Thursday in connection with the gang rape of a 19-year-old girl in a Chattogram-bound train.
So far, four people have been arrested in this connection and among them, Jamal, Sharif and Rashedul were arrested on Wednesday, said SM Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Railway Police Station.
OC said that a team of police in a drive arrested Russel from Kutubpur area of Noakhali district at around 4:30 am. Police sought a seven-day remand for them.
Earlier, the victim filed the case against four people with Railway Police Station on Wednesday night.
According to the case statement, the 19-year-old girl boarded the Chattogram-bound ‘Udayan Express’ train from Sylhet on Tuesday night.
She boarded the train from Bhairab and was staying at the food compartment of the train where she was violated.
All the accused were the staffers of a catering company ‘SA Corporation’ on the Chattogram-bound Udayan Express train.
Meanwhile, the girl is now undergoing treatment at the One-stop Crisis Centre of Chattogram Medical College and Hospital.