3 arrested in Manikganj child rape case

Crime

TBS Report
08 October, 2020, 10:45 am
Last modified: 08 October, 2020, 10:45 am
According to the case statement, a 5-year-old child was raped in the char area of Harirampur upazila on Saturday morning
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Police have arrested three persons on Wednesday night on allegation of raping five-year-old girl in Manikganj.

"The main accused Sheikh Jamir was arrested from Kotwali police station area of Faridpur district at around 10:30 pm on Wednesday," said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Harirampur police station Mueed Chowdhury.

Earlier in the evening, Jamir's brother Kamal and mother Jaygun Begum were arrested from Harirampur upazila.

"The victim's father filed a rape case on Wednesday afternoon against the Sheikh Jamir, his brother Sheikh Kamal, father Sheikh Samed and mother Joygun," he further added.

According to the case statement, a 5-year-old child was raped in the char area of Harirampur upazila on Saturday morning.

The child is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Manikganj.

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