College teacher arrested over 'raping' girl
Police arrested an elderly college teacher in Kadirganj area of Rajshahi city Saturday night allegedly for raping an eight-year-old girl at Khalgram village of Bagmara upazila in the morning the same day.
Emaj Uddin, 50, a teacher of political science at Bishnupur Degree College of the upazila, also cousin of the victim's father, was arrested at 9:30pm from the house of one of his relatives where he had been hiding after the incident, said Naimul Haq, sub-inspector of Bagmara Police Station.
The victim's brother, who filed a case in the evening after the victim disclosed the matter to one of her sisters in the afternoon, said, Emaj, father of three children, had called the class-three student to his room and raped her forcefully.
The victim's brother said he and his mother had been working as day labourers to eke out a living since his father died years ago. The victim also worked petty jobs to support the family, he said, adding that Emaj had called her to his room promising to give her due Tk 20 before the incident.
Locals also demonstrated in the area demanding punishment for Emaj. This correspondent could not reach the college principal for comments despite repeated attempts.
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