Cop arrested for raping sixth-grader in Khagrachhari

Published at 11:12 am September 15th, 2020

The arrested cop on his way before a court in Khagrachhari on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 Dhaka Tribune

Locals brought a complaint against Nazmul on Monday afternoon saying he raped a sixth-grade schoolgirl after abducting her to the woods next to the police outpost

A policeman has been arrested for allegedly raping a six-grade school girl in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachhari.

The arrestee Nazmul Hasan, 23, is a member of the Atol police outpost under the Dighinala police station.

Nazmul was produced before a court Tuesday afternoon.

Police say locals brought a complaint against Nazmul on Monday afternoon saying he raped a sixth-grade schoolgirl after abducting her to the woods next to the police outpost.

Police later recorded a case filed by the girl’s father.

Dighinala police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Uttam Deb said: “We produced Nazmul Hasan, the rape suspect, before the district court after taking necessary departmental action.”