Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have detained three people from Sadar upazila of Cox’s Bazar in connection with the gang rape of a school teacher.

The detainees were Bedar Mia, 28, Mostak Mia, 24, and Belal Uddin, 22, of the district.

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A team of Rab-15 detained the trio from an under-construction building in PM Khali area of the town Tuesday night following a complaint filed at Cox’s Bazar Sadar police station by the rape survivor, said Assistant Superintendent of Police Nityananda Das at a press briefing on Wednesday.

On August 19,  prime accused Bedar Mia along with his three associates raped the school teacher at gun point  taking her to the under-construction building.

The detainees confessed to their crime during primary questioning, said the officer.

The detainees were handed over to Cox’s Bazar Sadar police station, he added.