SSC examinee raped, one arrested
An SSC examinee was raped allegedly by her stalker at Pashchim Nawdabash village in Hatibandha upazila on Friday.
Police arrested one Sohel Rana, 20, aide of alleged rapist Rubel Islam, 21, of Doikhowa village from the spot.
Rubel used to stalk the girl on her way to school, said family members.
Police said when the girl went out of her house for using toilet at night, Rubel along with his two aides -- Sohel and Ziarul Islam, 22, -- picked her up from the courtyard and took her to a nearby maize field. Rubel raped her there.
Hearing the hue and cry, locals rushed to the spot, rescued the girl and caught Sohel. However, his two aides managed to flee the scene. Sohel was later handed over to police.
The victim was sent to Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital for medical test, said Rezaul Karim, officer-in-charge of Hatibandha Police Station.
The arrestee was produced before a court which sent him to jail yesterday, said the OC.
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