Man arrested for 'raping' physically-challenged girl

Police in a drive arrested a person on charges of raping a physically-challenged teenage girl Shahrasti upazila of Chandpur on Monday morning, reports UNB. 

The arrestee was Aminul Haque, 45, son of late Sobhan of the village.
According to the case statement, Aminul as a matchmaker started communication with the victim's family members, promising to bring a decent boy for their girl's marriage.
Taking advantage of an empty house on last 28, 29 and 30 August, he raped the girl forcibly and threated her not to disclose the matter to anyone.
Later the girl conceived and filed a rape case with Shahrasti police station on 3 November.
Acting on secret information, a police team conducted a drive in the area and arrested the accused around 11:00am, said Md Shah Alam, officer-in-charge of Shahrasti police station.
Later Aminul confessed his offense in this connection.
Meanwhile, he was sent to jail in the afternoon, the OC added.