Dhaka: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Thursday formed two separate committees to investigate the Banani rape incident.

A 3-member committee, headed by Additional Commissioner Mizanur Rahman, will investigate whether there was any negligence of duty of Banani police station, while a 4-member committee, led by Joint Commissioner (Crime) Krishna Pad Ray, will assist in the investigation of the sensational rape case, said Deputy Commissioner (Media) Masudur Rahman on Friday.

Two other members of the 3-member committee are— Joint Commissioner (DB) Abdul Baten and Joint Commissioner (Crime) Krishna  Pad Ray. The committee was asked to submit its report within three working days.

Three other members of the 4-member committee are—DC (DB-North) Sheikh Nazmul Alam, DC (Women Support and Investigation) Farida Yesmin and DC (Gulshan division) Mostak Ahmed.

Joint Commissioner Krishna Pad Ray said that after primary interrogation they found evidence of the involvement Safat Ahmed and Sadman Sakif, the two accused in the rape case, in the incident.

Talking to reporters at DMP media centre, he hoped that more information would be revealed after interrogating them under police remand.

Deputy Commissioner of DB (North) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Sheikh Nazmul Alam, said the two arrestees were brought to Dhaka DB office from Sylhet early Friday and they will be placed before a court in the afternoon with a 10-day remand prayer.

Earlier, on Thursday night police arrested Safat Ahmed and Sadman Sakif from Pathantula area of Sylhet district in connection with the rape case.

The two victims gave their judicial statements before a court in Dhaka in the case on Thursday.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Nurun Nahar Yasmin recorded statements of the victims under section of 22 of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act.

One of the rape victims filed a case with Banani Police Station on May 6 accusing five people.

Of the accused, Safat and Nayeem were sued for raping the two female university students while Sadman Sakif, Safat’s driver Billal, 26, and his unnamed bodyguard for abetting in the crime.

According to the case statement, the plaintiff along with her friend went to a residential hotel at Banani to attend the birthday party of Safat at about 9:00pm on March 28.

The two prime accused — Safat and Nayeem — confined them to two rooms of the hotel at gunpoint after the rooftop birthday party was over at midnight. The two girls were made to drink liquor before being raped. Safat raped the plaintiff while Nayeem her friend.

Safat’s driver Billal filmed the incident, she said in the FIR adding that they got introduced with Safat and Nayeem through Sadman Sakif.