Minor girl raped

An eight-year-old girl was rapped allegedly by a neighbouring youth at Bibhar village in Aditmari upazila on Friday.

Victim's father, a hawker by profession, filed a rape case with Aditmari Police Station, accusing Rabiul Islam, 17, son of Mansur Ali of the village, the same day.

Quoting neighbours, police said Rabiul took the victim, a Class I student of local Brac Primary School, to his house on Friday afternoon and violated her in absence of his family members.

Hearing screams, villagers went to the spot, rescued the girl and informed the police, said Akhter Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Aditmari Police Station.

Meanwhile, police arrested an elderly man for allegedly violating a schoolgirl at Sundrahabi village in Kaliganj upazila on Friday.

The arrestee is Taiyab Ali, 65, of the village.