Police have arrested one of the three suspects in the alleged gang-rape of a young woman in the Mahamaya Lake area of ​​Mirsrai upazila in Chittagong on Thursday afternoon (November 7).

Cars have been launched to nab the other two suspects, Mirsarai police station officer-in-charge Abdul Quader said today (November 8).

According to the police, the incident allegedly took place in the Mahamaya Ecopark area, which the victim and her boyfriend from another district were visiting. The couple ventured into the secluded areas of Lake Mahamaya, unaware that they were being followed.

Three youths from Durgapur in Mirsrai upazila allegedly followed them, filming their activities from a distance. At one point, the suspects attacked the couple, restrained the boyfriend, and then took turns raping the woman, police said.

The traumatized couple reported the incident to authorities at the lake ticket counter, who then informed the police. Police responded quickly, rescuing the couple and taking them to the police station for safety and further investigation.

OC Quader said, “We received the young woman’s complaint of rape at Mahamaya Lake. The suspects’ motorcycle was seized on Thursday afternoon shortly after the incident and one of the suspects was arrested early today.”

“Cars are started to apprehend the other suspects. We will share the details later,” he added.