MC College rape: Four get their studentship revoke

Live Correspondent: The National University (NU) has revoked the studentship and certificates of four students of MC College over the gang-rape of a young woman at a dormitory of the college.

The NU Syndicate took the decision at a meeting on Monday following recommendations by the college authorities.

Those got their studentship and certificates revoked are Saifur Rahman, prime accused, and Shah Mahbubur Rahman Rony, Rabiul Islam and Mahfuzur Rahman Masum.

A group of leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League reportedly gang-raped the young woman after confining her husband to a room of MC College hostel in Sylhet on September 25.

The victim’s husband filed a case with Shah Poran Police Station against six named and three unmanned people.

Sources said the young couple went to visit the MC College campus in the evening when a group of BCL men picked them up and took them to the hostel.

They confined the victim’s husband to a room and raped her in turns. On information, police rescued the couple around 11pm.

Law enforcers have so far arrested eight accused over the incident. All of them were sent to jail after they made confession before the court following remand.

Dhaka,13 October (campuslive24.com)//ait