Man beaten for violating minor girl

Staff Correspondent
Locals caught a man and beaten him up for violating a nine-year-old girl in the city's Ibrahimpur yesterday. Mohammad Sanaullah, 42, an electrician and neighbour of the victim, was later handed over to Kafrul Police Station. Sub-inspector Mosharraf Hossain said Sanaullah called the girl to his home around 4:30pm and violated her. Locals caught Sanaullah red handed hearing the scream of the girl. The victim's mother, a garments worker, was away at work during the incident. Police said Sanaullah confessed to his offence during primary interrogation. The girl was taken to a local hospital and then to Dhaka Medical College Hospital last night.