Bengaluru gang rape video case: Bangladeshi Tik Tok star among those arrested

June 1: A Bangladeshi Tik Tok star is among those arrested over the video showing men gang-raping a woman brutally in Bengaluru. A transnational gang involving some Bangladeshis is behind trafficking young girls using Tiktok and forcing them into prostitution in India. Md Shahidullah, deputy commissioner of (Tejgaon Division) Dhaka Metropolitan Police said that the gang first adds their targets to specific Facebook group of TikTok users and later traffic them to India in the name of providing well-paid jobs there.

Police officials said around 700 TikTok users recently took part in a social event last year in the suburbs of Dhaka city, organised by “TikTok Babu” – one of those arrested in India. The 25 year old man, identified as Hridoy Babu is a Tik Tok star in Bangladesh. According to the police, Babu’s real name is Rifadul Islam. As per the police, the gang members first take the girls to India though illegal ways. During their stay in India, the victims are tortured, sexually assaulted — photographed and recorded by the culprits.