Schoolgirl raped in Jessore

A schoolgirl was raped by a youth in Barandipara Kadamtala area in Jessore district town yesterday.

She is a student of Class IV at a local government primary school.

The victim is undergoing treatment at Jessore Medical College Hospital, said Dr Rabiul Islam of the hospital.

Police arrested the rapist, Mohammad Tuhin, 22, son of Jonab Ali, from Barandipara area the same day.

Police said the youth picked up the girl from her house and took her to an abandoned house in the area, where he raped her.

She was sent to Jessore Medical College Hospital for medical test, police said.