Two more children fell victim to rapists in the capital’s Karwan Bazar and Mohammadpur areas last week.
On Thursday, one victim, a three-year-old girl who lived with her mother in a Tejgaon shanty, was raped by Rasel Hossain, 14. He lured the child out of her house by offering her chocolate.
RAB 2 yesterday arrested Rasel in connection with a complaint made by the victim’s father. The victim’s father also filed a case with Tejgaon Industrial police station.
The RAB 2 operation officer, Assistant Superintendent of police Ferdousi Rahman, said they conducted a drive near the Karwan Bazar railway slum area and arrested Rasel. “He will be handed over to police custody,” he added.
The victim is currently under treatment at the One-stop Crisis Centre at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old was raped by a driver named Amir Hossain.
According to the father of the victim, who was a guard at the house where Amir worked, the girl was raped on Monday but did not speak about the incident until yesterday.
She revealed the incident to her mother after falling ill and was immediately taken to the DMCH One-stop Crisis Centre.
The victim was later sent home after doctors said her treatment could be continued at home.
Asked about lodging a case, the father of the victim said he would file a case after his daughter recovers.
