Chattogram man held for ‘raping’ 7-year-old cousin

The law enforcers have arrested a man for “raping” his seven-year-old cousin in Chattogram city’s Baluar Dighi.

The 20-year-old accused, Rupon Dey, works at a restaurant in Madarbari of the port city.

Kotwali Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Mohsin said Rupon went to his aunt’s house in Baluar Dighi last Friday.

“His aunt was not at home at that time. And the seven-year-old girl’s father was sleeping in another room. Seeing that there was nobody else in the house Rupon sexually assaulted his cousin.”

The seven-year-old told her mother everything when she returned home that evening. And the girl’s parents then took her to Chittagong Medical College Hospital on Saturday.

Her father filed a case with Kotwali Police Station at night on that day. OC Mohsin said Kotwali police launched a drive after that.

“Rupon was hiding in the city’s Sholashahar on Sunday and was arrested during a night raid,” he said.

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