A Khulna court has finally accepted a gang rape case against five officers of Khulna Government Railway Police Station, a day after it said it would not be able to over jurisdictional issue.
Judge Md Mohiduzzaman of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal 3 on Monday took the case into cognisance after questioning the victim woman for over 30 minutes during a hearing, confirmed the plaintiff’s lawyer Md Mominul Islam.
He said the court also ordered the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) look into the allegations, but did not set any date for the probe report’s submission.
However, police are obligated to submit their findings in court within 60 days in line with the current laws.
After a medical report confirmed her sexual violation, the gang rape victim on Sunday had filed a formal complaint against the five railway policemen at the tribunal.
Advocate Mominul submitted the documents in court on behalf and in presence of the victim.
He said at the time: "The victim’s medical report mentions that all signs of her rape have been found… We will now move [the court] for DNA tests."
The case accuses Khulna GRP station’s OC Osman Gani and four other officers. The victim could not name the four, but added details of their physique in the complaint and said she would be able identify them if she saw them in person.
The reported gang rape took place inside the station between the night of August 2 and early hours of August 3, after the woman was detained on theft charges from Phultola Railway Station.
