A school girl has allegedly been violated in Amtali upazila of Barguna.
Police, however, arrested the accused following filing of a case.
According to the case statement, the victim, a 10th grader of Chhoto Nilganj Secondary School, went to her sister’s house at Basugi village. From where she went to visit WAPDA Office adjacent area on Monday afternoon.
Accused Zakir Hossain Hawlader, a father of four children, picked up the girl in a motorcycle and took her to a hotel at Patuakhali district town and violated the girl.
The accused, later, dropped the victim in front of her brother-in-law’s house at night.
As the girl revealed the incident to her sister, her brother-in-law filed a case case with Amtali Police Station on Monday night accusing Zakir.
Amtali police SI Nasrin Sultana, in a drive, arrested Zakir from his house early morning on Tuesday.
Both the accused and victim were produced before the Amtali Senior Judicial Magistrate Court.
Magistrate Sakib Hossain recorded the victim’s statement and sent the accused to jail.
The victim was sent to Barguna General Hospital for medical test, said SI Nasrin.❐
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