Teenage boy arrested on rape charge

Police arrested a teenage boy and were looking for a young man on separate charges of rape in two districts yesterday.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested in Sharsha, Jashore, after he was accused of raping a six-year-old girl.

Police said the girl was playing near her home when the boy took her to a nearby secluded place and raped her.

Locals rescued her after hearing her screams and sent her to a hospital.

A court sent the accused to jail after the girl's father filed a case, said Badrul Alam, officer-in-charge of Sharsha Police Station.

In Siddhirganj, Narayanganj, police are looking for a 20-year-old man accused of raping a ninth-grader.

The girl's family members told police that Sajib used to stalk the girl and raped her on January 18. Her mother filed a case against Sajib yesterday.

The girl was sent to a hospital, said Moshiur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Siddhirganj Police Station.

[Our correspondents in Benapole and Narayanganj contributed to the report.]