Sylhet police arrest man in child rape case

Police arrested a man over the rape of his 11-year-old niece in Beanibazar, Sylhet on Wednesday.

Beanibazar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abu Zafar Mohammad Mahfuzul Karim confirmed the arrest. The man has been identified as Hasan Ahmad, 40. He works as a private car driver.

According to the case statement, the child’s father lives abroad. On 8 August, while the child’s mother was performing her Asr prayers, Hasan called the child into his bedroom and raped her.

The case was filed nearly a month after the incident because the family was discussing the matter and focused on the child’s medical treatment. Nearly a month after the occurrence, the mother filed a case at the Beanibazar Police Station.

OC Karim said police conducted an operation and arrested Hasan. Procedures are underway to produce him before the court on Thursday.