7-year-old girl raped in Jessore

A seven-year-old girl was raped allegedly by a neighbour at Gangulia village in Monirampur upazila of Jessore yesterday.

The victim's uncle claimed that Joinal Abedin, 45, father of two, raped the girl when she went to take a bath in a nearby pond.

Joinal, son of Kader Mollah, went into hiding soon after the incident, said police. The girl was sent to Jessore Medical College Hospital for forensic tests.

A case was filed with Monirampur Police Station. Police are trying to catch the perpetrator.