Panchagarh schoolgirl raped

A fifth-grader was reportedly raped by a local trader at Radhanagar union in Atoari upazila of Panchagarh, reports UNB.

According to the victim's statement, local trader Arif Hossain forcibly took her to a field and violated her when she was on her way to attend a programme of devotional music just one kilometer from her house on 16 August.

After returning home, the victim shared the matter with her parents.

Victim's father filed a case with Atoari police station on 18 August in this regard, while police arrested Arif from his house in Sardarpara area of Mirzapur union in the upazila.

The victim was admitted to the upazila health complex, said officer-in-charge of Atoari police station.