GURUDASPUR, NATORE, Nov 4: A local leader of Awami League (AL) was arrested and sent to jail on Sunday in a case filed over violating a six-year-old girl in Gurudaspur Upazila of the district on Saturday.
The incident took place at Khamarnazkoir area under Gurudaspur Municipality.
The victim's father Sayedul Islam filed the case with Gurudaspur Police Station (PS) on Saturday night accusing Gafur Molla, 70, of the same area.
Gafur Molla had previously served as the president of Ward No. 3 in Gurudaspur Municipality unit of the AL for the last 15 years.
The child was admitted to Gurudaspur Upazila Health Complex on Saturday afternoon, where gynaecologist Dr Sharmin Sathi reported severe injuries including a torn cervix and heavy bleeding.
Officer-in-Charge of Gurudaspur PS Golam Sarwar Hossain confirmed the matter, saying that police arrested accused Gafur Molla from his house on the same night. When produced before a magistrate on Sunday, the court sent him to jail, said the OC.
The victim's mother Shapla Khatun demands capital punishment for the alleged rapist.
Sayedul Islam said, Gafur Molla is an influential person in the area and was offering the family hush money to not file a case against him.
Accused Gafur Molla also threatened the family members after refusing his proposal, the victim's father alleged.
