Man sent to jail for raping 14-year-old
A middle-aged man landed in jail yesterday in a case over raping a differently-abled girl in Sirajganj's Kamarkhand upazila six days ago.
The accused is Sultan Mahmud, 55, a shopkeeper from Paikosha village in the same upazila.
Quoting the case statement, OC Habibul Islam of Kamarkhand Police Station said the 14-year-old victim was playing near her home in Paikosha village in the morning of February 9. At one stage, Sultan called her to his house and raped her.
The victim's grandfather filed a case with the police station on Wednesday night accusing Sultan.
The following day, the victim was taken to Sirajganj General Hospital for medical examinations.
Police on Thursday night picked up the accused from Saydabad area of Sirajganj. He was produced before a local court yesterday and the court sent him to jail.
The OC said they would produce the victim before the court tomorrow for recording her statement.
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