, June 29 -- Police arrested the prime accused in the rape case involving an expatriate's wife in Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla from Dhaka's Sutrapur area early Sunday.

The arrestee is Fazar Ali Fazar, 36, son of Shahid Mia of Bahechar (Purbo Para) village in Muradnagar.

Jahidur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Muradnagar Police Station, said tipped off, a special team conducted a drive in Dhaka's Sutrapur area and arrested Fazar Ali.

The woman was raped at Ramchandrapur Panchkitta village in Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla on the night of June 26.

According to police and locals, after the incident Fazar Ali was caught and beaten by local people but he managed to flee.

Shortly after the incident, some people who were present at the scene f...