7th grader rape victim abducted by rapist in Kurigram

A seventh-grader rape victim was abducted allegedly by her rapist and his family at Ulipur upazila of Kurigram last evening.

The victim's father, this noon, lodged a complaint with Ulipur Police Station against alleged rapist Sohel Rana, his father, uncle and cousin, and eight of his relatives in connection with the incident, our Lalmonirhat correspondent reports.

Police are trying to rescue the abducted schoolgirl and arrest those involved with the incident, said Ulipur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Moazzem Hossain.

The girl was abducted as the victim's family filed a case in January this year against Sohel (19), son of Nur Alam of Gunaigachh union, for raping the minor multiple times, according to victim's family and locals.

The victim's father alleged that the rapist and his family members attacked them in their house and forcibly took the girl away after beating him and his mother yesterday evening.

"Sohel Rana also threatened to forcibly marry my daughter," the victim's father said.

However, the victim's father alleged that the police were not sincere about finding his daughter.

Sohel Rana was earlier arrested in the rape case filed by the victim's family and is currently on bail, police said.

The charge sheet of the case was submitted before the court, police said.