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Noakhali woman molestation: Charge sheet submitted against 14

A charge sheet has been submitted against 14 people in a case filed over the torture of a housewife in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali on Wednesday.

Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) submitted the charge sheet before the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Utpal Chowdhury on Tuesday.  

PBI also dropped the names of Rahmat Ullah and Mayeen Uddin Shahed from two cases filed in this regard as they were not found guilty. 

PBI Chattogram Division Special Police Superintendent Md Iqbal said this at a press conference held at PBI’s office in Noakhali. 

The accused are Delwar Hossen Delu, Jamal Uddin alias Probasi Jamal, Nur Hossen Badol, Abdur Rahim, Mohammaed Ali alias Abul Kalam, Samsuddin Sumon alias Contractor Sumon, Israfil Hossen Miah, Mayeen Uddin Saju, Nur Hossen Rassel, Anwar Hossen Sohag, Abdur Rob Chowdhury alias Lomba Chowdhury, Mostafijur Rahman alias Arif, Mizanur Rahman alias Tareque and Moazzem Hossen Sohag alias Sohag Member.

They tortured the housewife after stripping her and filmed it on 2 September. The victim filed two cases accusing nine people on 4 October.

The cases were transferred to the Police Bureau of Investigation on 9 October.