Police yesterday arrested a rapist for allegedly violating a five-year-old girl in Jahanarabad Khatra area of Mohanpur upazila in Rajshahi, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as a Palan Chandra, 42, a resident of the area. Inspector (investigation) of Mohanpur Police Station Hipzur Rahman said Palan lured the girl to his house by showing carrots and raped her on Saturday morning.
Later, as the minor girl returned to her house she fell ill and told her mother about the incident.
The family members rushed her to the Upazila Health Complex from where she was shifted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.
The victim’s father filed a case with Mohanpur Police Station against the rapist around noon.
Police acted promptly and arrested the accused from the village around 4pm.