Seventh grader raped in Jashore

A seventh grader girl was raped by a teenage boy in Abhaynagar upazila of Jashore last night, police said.

The 17-year-old boy is the son of a local union parishad member, our correspondent reports quoting the victim’s family.

The alleged rapist went into hiding after the incident, said Tajul Islam, officer-in-charge of Abhaynagar Police Station.

The victim’s family lodged a written complaint in this connection, he further said.

After the medical test of the girl, the fact will be known, he added.