Man held on rape charge

Our Correspondent, Khulna
A man was held in the city yesterday on charge of violating a 10-year-old girl. Manosh Ranjon Ghosh, sub-inspector and second officer at Khulna Kotwali police station, said that the girl was a class four student at UCEF School in the city. On January 14, she was going to nearby East Baniakhamar road area for watching television at the residence of Labu Farazi. Around 10:30pm, his neighbour Shahidul, 42, took the girl forcibly to the rooftop of the house and raped her, alleged the victim's mother in her complaint lodged with Khulna Kotwali police station. The victim at first did not disclose the matter to her mother as Shahidul had threatened her with dire consequences. As her condition was deteriorating, the girl finally told it to her parents and she was rushed to Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) on Tuesday.