Teenage girl gang-raped after being sedated in Demra

A teenage girl has reportedly been sedated and raped by six persons in Dhaka's Demra area.

Faruk Mollah, inspector (investigation) of Demra Police Station, confirmed the matter. 

he said that the 18-years-old girl came to visit her elder brother's house in Dhaka's Kadamtali area two weeks ago and went to visit a local fair in Demra's Konapara area with her distant cousin on Sunday evening. 

She met her distant cousin's friend there and was offered soft drink which was mixed with sedatives. When she became unconscious, the duo along with at least four others took her to a nearby forested area and raped her, said police.

A patrol team of Demra police found her on the street around 2:00am on Monday and rescued her. Later, she was admitted at the one-stop crisis centre at Dhaka Medical College Hospital for tests.

The inspector said no case was filed yet. Police are trying to capture the culprits.