Fifth grader girl 'raped', accused arrested

Police on Saturday afternoon arrested a person from Kalir Bazar in Faridganj upazila on charges of minor girl on Friday.

The arrestee was Sohel Hossain, 32, of the village.

Abdur Rokib, officer-in-charge of Faridganj police station, said taking advantage of an empty house on Thursday afternoon, neighbour Sohel Hossain called the fifth grader inside while she was playing on the yard and raped her.

Later, the victim's mother filed the case with the police station against Sohel on Friday in this regard. The victim girl was sent to Chandpur General Hospital for medical test on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Sohel has been produced before the court seeking remand for seven days for interrogation.