2 held over alleged rape of four-year-old girl

Police have taken two people into custody following allegations that a four-year-old girl was raped in Naruli area of Bogura on Saturday.

The suspects are the grandfather and grandmother of the alleged perpetrator, identified as Rahul, 22, who remains absconding.

According to local sources, the child went missing around 4pm. After searching the area, family members found her in a bloodied condition at the house of Rahul’s grandfather. Rahul allegedly fled after the incident came to light.

Local residents later detained his grandparents, identified as Lutfor Rahman Ludu, 70, and Rahima Begum Beli, 65, and handed them over to police.

The child’s father said she was taken to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogura for treatment. He demanded exemplary punishment for those responsible.

Bogura Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Ibrahim Ali confirmed the incident, saying a police team was sent to the scene after receiving information about the allegation and the detention of two people.

Police took the two individuals into custody for security reasons. The OC said the child had been visited at the hospital and doctors consulted. The facts would be established after medical examinations.

He added that police would register a case upon receiving a complaint from the child’s family and take the highest legal action.