Cop sued in rape case in Natore

A girl has filed a case against an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police in Rajshahi for allegedly raping her in 2014.

The case was filed with the Natore Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal on Thursday.

The court directed Rapid Action Battalion (RAB 5) to submit a report after investigating the allegations.

According to the case statement, ASI Mahbubur Rahman, then a constable, developed an affair with the girl in 2014 and had sexual intercourse with her with the promise of marriage.

At one stage, when the girl became pregnant, Mahbubur forced her to get an abortion. They had been living together since then, read the case statement.

In November this year, Mahbubur allegedly assaulted the girl as she insisted on marriage.

Meanwhile, Mahbubur claims that the girl is his wife.