Man held on charge of sexually abusing 4 children in Dhaka

A man allegedly sexually abused four children over the course of a week, luring them with candy, in the capital's Khilgaon area.

The victims, aged between six and nine, were sent to one-stop crisis centre at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday night for medical tests.

Police arrested the accused, Sazal Mollah (55) after victims' families filed a case last evening in this regard, said Faruqul Alam, officer-in-charge of Khilgaon Police Station.

The OC said the children live near Sazal's home in Goran area, and that Sazal is a rickshaw puller.

Quoting victims' families, police said Sazal used to lure the children with candy to his home and sexually abused them.

He had been doing this for several days, Faruqul added.

The families came to know about it and filed a case under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act.

Sazal will be sent to court with a remand prayer today, said the Khilgaon Police Station OC.