Dhaka: Police have arrested five people in the case related to the suspected gangrape of a mother who travelled from Jashore to Dhaka to meet her children, media reports said.

The arrested people were identified as Shafiqul Islam, 26, Billal Hossain, 25, Al Amin, 26, Md Sabuj, 26 and Md Russel, 24.

They were arrested  following raids in Gabtoli, Mohammedpur and Demra in Dhaka and Bhola, Deputy Commissioner AHM Azimul Haque of Tejgaon Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police told bdnews24.

The arrestees confessed their crime during the primary interrogation, the police officer said.

They are working to arrest two more in the gang-rape case, said Azimul Haque.

The incident reportedly occurred on Jan 25.