Bangladesh: Case filed against 5 policemen for allegedly gangraping woman

A case has been filed against the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Khulna Government Railway police station (GRP) and four other policemen on charges of their involvement in the gangrape of a woman in custody, reported The Dhaka Tribune.

The case was reportedly filed by the victim herself.

The victim lodged the FIR with GRP police station on Friday, accusing OC Osman Gani, the duty officer on the night of the incident, and three other unnamed police personnel of rape, reported the newspaper.

Kushtia Railway Circle Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Firoz Ahmed, who is heading a committee to probe the allegation, confirmed the matter to Dhaka Tribune newspaper.

He said the case was filed on the direction of the court.

The police official further told the newspaper that the Investigation Officer (IO) of the case will be assigned from the office of superintendent of Pakshey police.

The accused OC has denied the charges leveled against him.