One held for raping minor

A Joypurhat court yesterday sent one to jail for raping a school girl in the district's Panchbibi upazila on Friday.

Kamruzzaman, 20, resident of Bottoli village, was arrested on Saturday while Jewel Mahmud, 22, and one more are absconding.

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Following the arrest, the victim's sister filed a case with Panchbibi Police Station. "One of the accused called the victim to an irrigation pumphouse in Magura village where they raped her," said Polash Chandra Deb, officer-in-charge of the station.

She was rescued by locals and police later sent her to hospital for medical examination.