Teacher held on rape charge
Police arrested a primary schoolteacher on charge of raping a female student of Class V in Patuakhali sadar upazila on Wednesday.
The accused is Md Anwar Hossain, acting headmaster of Crokmahal Government Primary School in Kamlapur union under the upazila.
Locals and a school committee sources said Anwar Hossain raped the girl several times and she became pregnant four months ago. On Tuesday, he took the girl to Patuakhali town for abortion.
On getting information about the matter, guardians and members of the managing committee of the school went to the town and caught Anwar Hossain.
Over 100 guardians and villagers gave statements to assistant upazila education officers Md Nazrul Islam and Ripon Kumar in the presence of the alleged rapist, Anwar Hossain.
Arif Hossain, a local youth, said a medical check-up at a diagnostic centre in Patuakhali town showed that the victim was 4 months and 15 days pregnant.
Md Alauddin Mridha, chairman of the managing committee of the school, said "I have requested the upazila education officer to take necessary action against the teacher."
The education officer said they will submit a report to the higher authority soon.
Refuting the allegation, Md Anwar Hossain said a group had brought the allegation because of a dispute over forming the school management committee.
Police said they arrested the teacher following a complaint filed by the victim.
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