A madrasa girl was reportedly raped by a young man at Charpattania in Sadar upazila on Tuesday.
Police arrested Monir Hosain Jibon, 29, son of Altaf Hawladar in this connection, said Anwar Hossain Talukdar, officer-in-charge of Port police station.
The girl is a class VIII student of Shaheberhat Fazil Degree Madrasa. Monir used to go to the girl’s house and addressed the girl’s mother, "Ma," the OC said.
Monir entered the girl’s house on Tuesday afternoon and violated her upon finding her alone.
Hearing her screams, locals caught Monir and handed him over to the police.
A case has been filed with the local police station in connection with the rape.