Indigenous minor girl ‘raped’ in Chattogram

A 13-year-old girl of Tripura community was allegedly raped in Uzaliapara near Khaiachhara Hill in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram on Thursday, reports UNB.

Police arrested a Tripura community man Shimul Tripura, 40, from a hilly area in this connection after the victim's father filed a case with Mirsarai police station on Friday morning.

Victim’s father, in the case statement, said that Shimul and Mannan violated her daughter taking her to a local hill around 1:00pm on Thursday.

Officer-in-charge of the police station Jahidul Kabir said the arrestee confessed that he had handed over the girl to Mannan after violating her.

However, Mannan went into hiding immediately after the incident, the OC added.