A sixth-grade schoolgirl has been raped reportedly by her neighbour while a woman assisted him in Delduar upazila, Tangail.
The incident took place on Saturday night, when the accused, Ratan Sikder, a resident of Gadtola village and a father of two, confined the school girl to an adjoining house to his shop, police say quoting locals.
Ratan tied the teen up with ropes, raped her, while the other accused Sumi Begum kept a watch, the case statement says.
Later, as the girl was missing for hours, her mother came to search for her at Sumi’s house and caught Ratan in the act. Seeing the mother of the girl, Ratan fled the spot.
After the incident, Ratan tried to cover up the incident through the local arbiters, but the family filed a case against the two on Tuesday with the Delduar police station.
“Right after the case was filed we made a drive to the area and arrested Sumi. However we could not arrest the prime accused Ratan as he fled the area,” said SI Monwar Hossain of the police station.
“We are making drives to arrest Ratan. The arrestee Sumi was sent to jail through a court,” added the SI.
The girl was sent to Tangail General Hospital for necessary check-ups, he confirmed.