Bangladeshi TikTok star among those held over Bengaluru gang-rape video

Bengaluru: One of the accused in the Bangladesh gang-rape and assault case, who is also a social media star, allegedly used his popularity to lure several women. The 25-year-old man, who is among the six persons arrested for gang-raping and assaulting a Bangladeshi woman, is a famous TikTok user. 

Identified as Ridoy Babu, the accused is famous as Hridoy Babu in Dhaka. Babu and another accused Rakibul Islam Sagar were shot in the legs on Friday when they allegedly attacked the cops. 

All accused are from Bangladesh

The police was taking the two men to Kanakanagar in Ramamurthynagar, off Old Madras Road, for a spot mahazar. Babu, Sagar, and the four other accused were nabbed on Thursday for allegedly assaulting and gang-raping a woman. All of the arrested accused hail from Bangladesh, The Times of India reported. 

The accused allegedly trafficked women from their country and ran prostitution rackets in India's Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Kozhikode. According to the police, Babu's real name is Rifadul Islam and Ridoy Baby and Hriday Babu are his aliases. 

Accused used social media popularity to lure women 

Babu used to shoot short videos and upload them on video-sharing platforms. He used to befriend women on the pretext of shooting videos and took them to various locations. Babu was named the prime accused in the case. An officer privy to the case said, "Ridoy is being treated in hospital and we'll question him in detail to know his role in human trafficking and also in the rape case. "