Five individuals have been arrested in Sylhet for the alleged 'gang-rape' of a woman: police

On Monday, five suspects were arrested in connection with the rape of a woman in front of her nine-month-old child in the Kanaighat upazila of Sylhet.

The arrestees have been identified as Dudu Mia, 36, son of Alauddin of Nandirai village, Helal Ahmed, 38, son of late Moin Uddin of Birdal Bhararifoud village, Farhad, 35, son of Bilal Ahmed of Baradesh Sardaripara village, Abdul Karim, son of Khalilur Rahman of Birdal Agfoud village and Zuber Ahmed, 24, son of Habib Ali of Birdal Chotofaud village.

Md Golam Dastagir Ahmed, head of the Kanaighat police station, stated, "The rape occurred around 11 p.m. on Sunday, May 28." On Monday, police conducted several raids at various locations in the upazila and arrested five individuals.

The woman has been transferred to the One-Stop Crisis Centre (OCC) at Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital while in police custody, the OC added.