One more accused was held in a case filed for gang-rape of a mother of four children at Charjubli area of Subarnachar upazila in Noakhali in the wee hours of Sunday.
The detainee was identified as Salauddin.
Confirming the matter to Jago News, Char Jabbar Police Station officer-in-charge Nizam Uddin said Salauddin was arrested from Sultanpur area in Feni at 1am.
With the arrest, eight people including the suspended publicity secretary of Subarnachar upazila Awami League Ruhul Amin were arrested so far.
On December 31 midnight, a mother of four children was allegedly gang-raped by 10 to 12 Awami League (AL) men following an altercation with them during the vote casting in the national polls at Subarnachar upazila in Noakhali.