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8-year-old girl raped

26 October 2009, 17:00 PM

NATIONAL

UNB, Mymensingh

An eight-years-old girl was raped by a local at Paserkanda village in Gouripur upazila on Friday night. Victim Ruma Akter, 8, was daughter of Nekbor Khan of the village. Quoting locals police said, Ruma went to a nearby shop to buy biscuits at about 9pm. While returning home, shop owner Shahabul forcibly took her to the bank of a nearby pond and raped her. Hearing her screaming, Ruma's elder sister rushed to the spot but Sahabul fled away.