Man held for ‘raping’ minor girl

Police arrested a man from Gagrijora village in Naria upazila on Saturday on charges of raping two and a half years old girl, reports UNB.

The arrestee is Alal Sheikh, 30, son of Moslem Sheikh of the village.

Quoting family members, Abu Bakkar, officer-in-charge of Naria police station, said Alal took the girl to a room and raped her while she was playing on their yard on Friday afternoon.

Later, the girl was taken to Sadar Hospital for medical test and her parents lodged a complaint with the police station, said the OC.

On the flowing day, police managed to detain Alal around 10:00am.