A 20-year-old young woman has allegedly been raped at Quazi (official matchmaker) office at Maghbazar crossing today (Tuesday).The incident happened on Tuesday morning. Police detained one Nurul Huda, 55 for allegedly raping the woman.
Ramna police said the woman's wedding was registered at that Quazi office. She became the victim of rape when she went there for a copy of her nikah-namah (wedding registration certificate). The woman was sent to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital for medical examinations.
A sub-inspector of Ramna Police Station said finding the woman alone Quazi's assistant Nurul Huda raped her after she went there to procure her wedding registration certificate.
The woman later filed a rape case under the Women and Child Repression Act with the Ramna Police Station. "The rapist was arrested on the basis of her complaint," the police sub-inspector said.
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