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Vol. 5 Num 256 Mon. February 14, 2005  
   
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Imam rapes 8yr-old girl


An eight-year-old girl was raped by an Imam in Razapur in Fatullah yesterday.

The victim, a grade-four student at Razapur Government Primary School, went to the house of Saiful Islam, pesh imam of Razapur Pashchimpara Mosque, for Arabic lessons at around 11:00am.

Hearing her cry, locals rushed to the house and held the imam, said witnesses. A mob beat up and handed him over to police.

Saiful admitted to raping the girl at local police station in presence of reporters.