The Special Response Battalion (SRB-14, CPC-2, Kishoreganj) has arrested Raja (27), the prime accused in a high-profile case involving the abduction, gang-rape, and robbery of a woman in Pakundia upazila. The arrest details were officially released on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
Raja was apprehended during a targeted raid based on secret intelligence at around 9:45 PM on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, near Poura Mohila College in the Batrish area of Kishoreganj Sadar upazila. He is the principal accused named in the case filed at Pakundia Police Station under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act.
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Reported by Nazrul Islam Khairul, Kishoreganj Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
