A Comilla youth has been detained after being accused of raping a Class 4 girl in Comilla.
The incident occurred in a village of the Paharpur union ofthe Muradnagar upazila on Friday night.
According to the Muradnagar police station Officer-in-Charge AKM Manzur Alam, the accused youth, Bhola Chandra Sarkar, was detained and handed over to police by locals.
Local and police sources said Bhola Chandra assaulted the girl after ambushing her while she was on her way home after visiting a local mandap.
Hearing the girl’s screams, locals rushed to the spot, rescued the girl and detained her assailant before handing him over to the police.
AKM Manzur Alam also said: “The girl was sent to Comilla Medical College Hospital, and after primary tests, we have found evidence of rape. We also recovered stimulating tablets from the youth, andfiled a case in this regard.”