A six-year-old girl was raped allegedly by her teacher at Hujurpara of the capital’s Kamrangirchar on Thursday.
The girl was admitted to the One-Stop Crisis Centre of Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 1pm yesterday. Her medical examination will be held today.
Locals held the accused, Shafiqur Rahman Jewel, 30, around 10pm on Thursday and handed him over to the police.
Mother of the girl work at a garment factory in Chittagong. The victim lives with her grandfather and grandmother in Kamrangirchar.
OC Sheikh Mohsin Alam of Kamrangirchar police said that Riazul Ulum Madrasa teacher Shafiqur attempted to rape the child at the madrasa around 10am that day.
The accused used to teach local children from the religious books. He usually teaches until 11am, but that day he asked everyone except for the victim to leave at 10am. As he attempted to rape the child, she shouted and left the place immediately.
After returning home, the victim told her grandfather and grandmother about the incident. She was so traumatised that she could not sleep well, the OC said.
As the guardians talked to the locals about the matter, they caught Shafiqur and handed him over to the police. Later the family filed a case.