70-year-old Narail man held for raping third-grader

Police today arrested a 70-year-old man in a case filed over raping a third-grader in Narail's Lohagara upazila.

Lohagora Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Md Mahmudur Rahman said the accused, Hannan Molla, raped the girl when she went to pick vegetables from his field on April 1.

Later, as the 10-year-old girl disclosed the incident to her parents, they tried to provide her with medical treatment in secret and did not bring it to the notice of the police due to social stigma.

The third-grader was admitted to hospital today as her condition worsened.

The victim's mother lodged a case against the accused, Hannan, on the same day, and the police arrested him, the Inspector said.