Fifth grader girl gang-raped

Prothom Alo illustration
Prothom Alo illustration

Police arrested a young man on charges of gang-raping a fifth grader girl in Rajbari.

The victim's father lodged a case in this regard accusing Milon Molla, 28, and Rezaul, both horse carriage drivers by profession.

According to the case statement, the girl was cutting grass in a field for cattle near her home on Friday afternoon. Then, Milon and Rezaul took the girl to a corn field forcefully and gang-raped her, it reads. The girl came back home and informed her mother about the gang rape,it adds. 

The girl is now undergoing treatment at Rajbari Sadar Hospital.

Police arrested Milon on Saturday night but Rezaul is still fugitive.

"We're trying to arrest Rezaul," said inspector of Rajbari sadar police station Mohammad Abdullah Al Tayabir and also investigation officer of the case.
Accused Milon primarily refused his involvement of gang-raping the girl but said that Rezaul raped her, police said.

Resident medical officer of Rajbari Sadar Hospital Ali Ahsan Tuhin told Prothom Alo, "We've collected evidences of rape and sent them to Dhaka. The incident will be clearer after we get the report."