50-yr-old held for raping minor in Magura

A 50-year-old man was arrested in Sreepur upazila in Magura for allegedly raping a minor girl, police said on Wednesday, reports UNB.

The accused has been identified as Abdul Hai, son of Abdul Hakim Sheikh, a neighbour of the rape survivor.

Shukhdev Roy, officer in-charge of Sreepur police station, said the seven-year-old girl was alone at her home on the day of the crime, happened more than one week ago.

"Abdul forced himself on the girl but fled after she started screaming in pain."

Later, the girl narrated her ordeal to her mother when she returned home. The child was admitted to Sreepur health complex after she fell sick. She was immediately sent her to Magura for better treatment.

Father of the girl filed a complaint against the accused with Sreepur police station. Based on the complaint, police lodged a first information record and arrested the accused.

"He was produced in a court and sent to judicial custody," the OC said.