A Cumilla court on Thursday placed four accused on a three-day remand each in a case over circulating a video of a rape incident in Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla.
Senior Judicial Magistrate Mominul Haque of Cumilla Cognizance Court-11 passed the order this noon after police sought remand for the accused, said Muradnagar Police Sub-Inspector Ruhul Amin and Court Police Inspector Sadekur Rahman, according to UNB.
The accused were Sumon, Ramzan, Md Arif, and Md Onik — all residents of Panchkitta village in Muradnagar upazila.
A woman was raped at Ramchandrapur Panchkitta village in Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla on the night of June 26.
After the incident alleged rapist Fozor Ali was caught and beaten by local people but he managed to flee.
Shortly after the incident, some people who were present at the scene filmed the victim and circulated the video on social media platforms, prompting outrage among people.
Following the circulation of the video, the victim filed a case under the Pornography Control Act. Police subsequently arrested the four accused in connection with the video leak.
Meanwhile, Fozor Ali was arrested in the capital and is currently undergoing treatment under police custody at Cumilla Medical College Hospital.
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