Man held over rape of girl with disability

Police have arrested a man on charges of raping a teenage girl with intellectual disability in Bandarban's Lama upazila on Sunday.

Md Imran, 27, was arrested on Monday after the victim's father filed a case in connection with the incident earlier in the day, according to Sub-Inspector Ahmed Morshed, officer-in-charge of the Aziznagar police outpost.

"The accused was brought to the police outpost," he said.

Quoting locals, police said the victim was alone at home at the time of the incident. Her father was away for work at the time, and her mother was away at a Chattogram hospital for the delivery of a baby of the victim's elder sister. Finding her alone at home he raped the girl.

The matter came to light the following day after the victim confided the matter to a neighbour. As the news of the incident spread through the community, locals and an union parishad member detained the perpetrator and handed him over to police.

"I learned about the rape yesterday [Monday] evening. Some of us, with the help of local residents, detained the suspect, Imran, and handed him over to police," the UP member said.

Acting officer-in-charge of Lama Police Station Tofazzal Hossain said, "The victim will be sent to a Bandarban hospital for medical examination today [yesterday]. Following completion of legal procedures, the accused will be presented before the court," he added.