A fifth grader girl was raped in Narayanganj Sonargaon upazila on Monday, allegedly by his adult cousin.
The father of the madrasa student filed a case against his nephew, Md Rabbi Hossain, 22, with Sonargaon police station on Tuesday.
Sonargaon OC Rafiqul Islam confirmed the matter and added that the incident took place at Boidyar Bazar Haria Jele Para on Monday night.
The accused, Rabbi, has been a fugitive in the case, he said.
According to case details, on Monday night, the rape survivor went to her brother’s room to sleep, like every other night. In the middle of the night, her paternal uncle’s son, Rabbi, pinned her down and raped her and later ran away when her condition weakened and she fell ill.
Tuesday morning, her elder sister rushed her to a hospital after finding her on the bed in that situation. The rape survivor informed her family of the incident after receiving treatment.
Later, the family went to file a complaint with Sonargaon police station.
OC Rafiqul said as soon as they got the complaint, a police team went to Victoria Hospital in Narayanganj.
A case has been filed and drives are being conducted to apprehend Rabbi.