Police have arrested five people in connection with the rape and subsequent killing of a teenage girl in Narsingdi, allegedly carried out to conceal the crime. 

A case has been filed against nine accused, while the prime suspect remains at large.

Dhaka Range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Rezaul Karim Mallick on Friday visited the spot.

Following the visit, the DIG briefed reporters at Madhabdi Police Station.
He said the victim’s mother, Fahima Begum, filed the case naming nine people. 

So far, five people -- former local member Ahmad Ali Dewan, his son Md Imran Dewan, Mohammad Aiyub, cousin of the prime accused, along with Ebadullah and Gaffar of the Hossain Bazar area -- have been arrested.

The DIG said two of the arrestees were directly involved in the rape, while three acted as mediators in an attempt to suppress the incident.

Drives are underway to arrest the remaining accused, including the main suspect Nur Mohammad Nura.

“No offender will be spared,” he said, expressing hope that all fugitives would be arrested soon.

BNP Joint Secretary General and Narsingdi-1 MP Khairul Kabir Khokon also visited the spot and termed the incident “highly condemnable,” calling for exemplary punishment to prevent such crimes.

He said instructions had been given so that no legal assistance would be provided to those involved, stressing zero tolerance against criminals regardless of political identity.

Meanwhile, the autopsy of the victim, Amena, was conducted at Narsingdi Sadar Hospital by a four-member medical board led by Resident Medical Officer Dr Farida Gulshanara Kabir.

The body remains at the hospital morgue.

The victim’s mother said it is still undecided where the body will be buried.

She, along with the victim’s stepfather, Ashraf Mia and brother Sifat, is currently at Madhabdi Police Station for legal formalities.