Rape accused arrested with knife

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7) in a drive yesterday arrested a man, who is accused in a gang-rape case, in possession of a knife from Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram. 

The arrestee is Md Jasim Uddin (30) of the same upazila, said Rab.

Assistant Director (AD) Mahmudul Hasan Mamun of Rab-7 Media Wing said officers had set up a makeshift check-post in Chanua Bazar area and intercepted a CNG-run auto-rickshaw carrying Jasim.

Noticing his suspicious behaviour, law enforcers frisked Jasim and recovered a knife from his pocket, said the AD.

They then detained him and during interrogation the arrestee disclosed information about a firearm which was hidden near his house, he said.

Later, Rab searched a bamboo garden in the area and seized a gun, he added.

Jasim stands accused in three ongoing cases, including a gang-rape case, filed with Banshkhali Police Station.