Police on Monday night arrested a youth from Sheikhpara area in the city on charges of raping two minor girls.
The arrested, Hiru Mia, 30, raped a fourth grader female student, 11, and another 10-year-old female child of Mujgunni Sheikhpara area in the city alluring them with foods, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Khalishpur police station Kazi Moshtak Ahmed quoting parents of the girls.
Hiru Mia, 30, is a three-wheeler driver and resident of Mujgunni Sheikhpara area in the city. He was sent to jail after was he produced before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM) on Tuesday.
The girls were admitted to the One Stop Crisis Center (OCC) of Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH).
One of the girls told her parents about the rape yesterday, OC Moshtak said, adding that police arrested Hiru Mia last night from their residence.
Father of one of the girls filed a case with Khalishpur police station in this connection.