Buthidaung: A girl was gang raped by police while she was returning to her home after visiting her relatives at Rathedaung township on 19th April 2003, according to our correspondent The victim Rohima Khatun, 23, daughter of Momtaz Meah, accompanied by her maternal uncle Moniruz Zaman, 62, son of Khalasan of Yaung Chaung village of Buthidaung Township, in Arakan was going to her home on foot after visiting her relatives at Razar Bill village of Rathedaung Township on the said day, he further added. When they reached at a bushy place near Khadir Para village of Buthidaung township, they met with a team of three policemen from Tuor Para police camp, which was in search of some culprits. Two of the policemen separated Moniruz Zaman from his nice by taking him away to a nearby jungle and fasten him with a rope to a tree. Meanwhile, the other policeman took her to an isolated place and forcibly raped her. Later, the two other policemen came and also raped her in turn, sources said. After that Moniruz Zaman was unfasten. But the police took signatures, on a white blank paper, from both of them and threatened with dire consequences if they complained against them, sources further added. They, however, continued their journey disappointedly and reached home, Yaung Chaung village, at about 4:00 pm. The day following the rape, the victim along with her uncle and the Village Peace and Developing Council (VPDC) Chairman of Yaung Chaung Village went to the officer of Military Intelligence (MI-18) and apprised him the whole matter, who called the police rapists to the office of MI-18 on April 20, 2003. But the culprits were failed to appear on that day so it was deferred to a later date on 26th April for a settlement, sources said to our correspondent.