Our Correspondent :
A-12-year-old schoolgirl has reportedly been raped at Dhanua village of Sreepur upazila in Gazipur.
Police arrested one of the accused, Masud Rana, 16, on Monday morning, a day after the incident took place.
Victim’s brother filed a case with Sreepur police station against Masud Rana and his accomplice Uzzal, 26, reports our Gazipur Correspondent.
According to the case statement, Masud and his accomplice Uzzal intercepted the victim on her way back home from school on Sunday morning.Later, Masud dragged her to a nearby house with the help of Uzzal and raped her.
The brother of the victim told The New Nation that her sister was regularly stalked and harassed by Masud.
He said: “We asked him to stop harassing my sister several times but he paid no heed.”
Officer-in Charge of Sreepur Police Station Hafizur Rahman said the victim has been sent to Gazipur Shaheed Taj Uddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital for medical check-up.
