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Police have held Saifur Rahman, Arjun Laskar and Rabiul Islam in custody for five days for gang-raping a girl in the dormitory of MC College in Sylhet. They were presented in court on Monday. However, no lawyer for Sylhet defended the ‘rapists’ in court by expressing their hatred. Previously, Rajan Mia (26) and Md. RAB-9 arrested two more named Ainuddin (26). Police and the RAB have arrested six people, including four defendants in the case.
The court yesterday granted preventive detention for five days to the three defendants in the case of gang-raping a young woman in a bedroom. Two defendants, Saifur Rahman (26) and Arjun Laskar (25), were taken to court from Shahparan Police Station in a police van around 11:51 am yesterday. The police presented them in the court of the Metropolitan Magistrates Court 2, Judge Saifur Rahman, around 12 noon and requested a seven-day preventive detention. The court granted preventive detention to each of the two defendants for five days. Rabiul Islam, 25, another of the defendants in the case, was brought before the same court at around 3.30 pm and the court granted him a five-day pre-trial detention.
Sylhet Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (Indictment) Amulya Kumar Chowdhury said: “The investigating officer in the case had requested the accused’s remand in custody for seven days. Subsequently, the court granted a preventive detention of five days.
No Attorney Represented Defendant: No attorney from the Sylhet District Bar represented the defendant in this sensational case. However, several attorneys participated in the hearing in cooperation with the state. ATM Fayez, President of the Sylhet District Bar Association, said: “The lawyers’ decision is personal. No attorney went to handle the case on behalf of the defendant out of self-motivation to express hatred. So far, the Sylhet District Bar has not officially made any such decisions, he said.
Claiming his innocence, Saifur said the names of the three were: The court wanted to know if the defendant had any statement, as they did not have an attorney for the defendant in the gangrape case. Several attorneys with the cooperation of the state confirmed the matter and said that Saifur Rahman claimed his innocence at the time. He told the court, ‘Rajan, Ainuddin and Tareq caused this incident. I was not involved.
Contempt for the slogan ‘animal’ on the premises of the court: 11:40 am yesterday. Two defendants, Saifur Rahman and Arjun Laskar, were taken to court in a prison van under strict police surveillance. Security was strengthened at the court premises before appearing in court. A large number of policemen were deployed. The crowd protested when Saifur and Arjun were presented at the courthouse. As soon as the hundreds of people present saw the two defendants, they began chanting slogans like ‘I want to be hanged, I want to be hanged’. Many also began chanting slogans such as ‘animals, animals’ directed at the accused. Some even yelled ‘Mar, Mar’. However, no adverse incident occurred as the police were active.
Two more defendants arrested: Rajan Mia and Md. Based on information provided by defendants in the MC College dorm case. RAB-9 has arrested Ainuddin. They were arrested in the village of Kachua Nayatila in Fenchuganj de Sylhet around 1pm on Sunday. Previously, the defendant Shah Mohammad from the municipal city of Shaistaganj. The RAB-9 arrested Mahbubur Rahman. The RAB arrested the two on the basis of the information provided by him. Law enforcement officers have arrested six people in connection with the incident. The other detained defendants are Saifur Rahman (26), Shah Mahbubur Rahman alias Rony (25), Arjun Laskar (25) and Rabiul Islam (25).
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