Bogra rape: Prime accused Tufan, 3 others on fresh remand

The prime accused of Bogra student rape case Tufan Sarkar and three others were placed on a fresh remand today.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Shyam Sundar Roy passed the order after they were produced before the court seeking a seven-day remand for each of them.

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The prime accused, Tufan Sarkar, and his associate Munna were put on a two-day remand while his wife Asha Sarkar and mother in-law Rumi Khatun on a one-day remand, Bogra Additional Superintendent of Police Sanatan Chakrabarty told The Daily Star

Police produced eight accused before the court on completion of their three-day remand.

Four of the eight accused -- Tufan’s father-in-law Jamirur Rahman Runu, cohorts Rupom, Jitu and Dipu -- were sent to jail.

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Meanwhile, three other accused –Rumki, Atiq and Jiban – were not produced before the court as Rumki is already on remand and the two others have already given confessional statement.

Bogra town Sramik League convenor Tufan Sarker abducted a female student from her home, raped her and then asked his party cadres and a woman councillor to make sure everything was hushed up on July 17.

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They, in their attempt to muffle the victim, picked up the student and her mother, tortured them for four hours and then shaved their heads.

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The victim's mother on Saturday filed two cases -- rape and torture -- against Tufan, Asha, Rumki, Rumi, Atiq, Munna, Ali Azam Dipu, Rupom, Shimul, Zitu and some unidentified persons.