Man held for raping 7-yr-old in Sirajganj

A man was arrested on charges of raping a seven-year-old girl in Sirajganj's Kamarkhand upazila early yesterday.

Police later produced Monirul Islam, 25, of Jamtoil Sheikhpara village of the upazila, before a Sirajganj court that sent him to jail.

Quoting the case statement, Habibul Islam, officer-in-charge of Kamarkhand Police Station, said the accused took the girl to his house, luring her with money and raped her on Wednesday afternoon.

Hearing her screams, locals rushed to the spot and rescued her.

The victim then disclosed the incident to her family.

Her grandfather filed the rape case against Monirul at night.

"After filing of the case, police raided the village and arrested Monirul from his house," the OC said. 

The girl was sent to Sirajganj General Hospital for medical tests yesterday, he added.