Housewife 'gang-raped' in Mymensingh

A housewife was allegedly gang-raped by some unidentified youths at Char Sirta union in the district's Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.

The victim's husband, a tank lorry driver from Chandpur, said he has been living at a rented house in Kolapara area for four months as he works for a local refuelling station.

He said he drove to Dhaka on Tuesday on a trip and returned home around 1:30am yesterday.

“Entering my house, I found my wife crying. Asked about the reason, she told me about the incident,” said the husband.

He said a gang of seven to eight youths broke into their house around 10:30pm on Tuesday. They tied her up and gang-raped her.

The 20-year-old wife along with her baby boy, aged about nine months, was in the house during the incident.

“I didn't dare taking her to a hospital at night. In the morning, I with the help of some neighbours took her to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital where she is now undergoing treatment,” the victim's husband said.

The culprits filmed the incident and threatened posting the video on social media if she disclosed the matter to others, he alleged.

Khandaker Shaker Ahmed, officer-in-charge (Investigation) of Kotwali Police Station, said police visited the victim at the hospital.

Source: thedailystar