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Child violated, neighbor arrested


Published : 04 Oct 2020 09:29 PM

A 7-year-old child has been raped in Mongla. The child was rescued and admitted to the local health complex. Police have arrested the rapist in the incident.

Relatives of the raped child told police that the child was left behind by his father and the mother got married elsewhere. He lived with Mama Milon Sheikh, 35, at the Narkeltala housing project in the Mongla municipal suburb.

At around 4:30 pm on Saturday, Abdul Mannan, 50, a resident of the next two rooms next to Milon Sheikh, was tempted to give the child chocolate. 

Later, Mannan took the child home and raped him. At that time, his aunt Zarina Begum and neighbour Salma Begum rescued him from the house. He was later taken to the police station and admitted to the local health complex in the evening for treatment. However, the hospital authorities advised the relatives to take the child to Khulna or Bagerhat Sadar Hospital as there was no such treatment for such patients in the local hospital. The hospital authorities said that the child's physical condition is very bad at present.

Mongla Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury said the rapist Mannan was arrested after the incident took place around 4:30 pm. He also said that preparations are underway to file a rape case at the police station. "It simply came to our notice then. He urged people from all walks of life to be vigilant and vigilant so that such heinous incidents do not happen. He also requested the police to assist in such incidents.