Man detained over alleged rape of woman at Mymensingh old-age home

Police detained a man over the alleged rape of a 30-year-old woman with mental health condition at an old-age home in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh on Thursday evening.

The detainee, Rubel Mia, 32, is an imam of a local mosque, said Md Azharul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Nandail Police Station. 

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Citing Md Rafiqul Islam, director of the old-age home, OC Azharul also said Rubel entered the facility on Thursday evening and at one stage, he raped the woman residing there.

Hearing her screams, other residents of the home rushed to the scene and detained Rubel. 

On information, police rushed to the spot and took the accused in their custody, the OC said.

The accused is currently being interrogated at the police station, said the police official. 

The process to file a rape case is underway as of filing this report around 11:00pm.