Police on Tuesday arrested three people for their alleged involvement in the rape of a schoolgirl at the residence of a municipality councillor in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi on Monday.
The arrestees are—Osman Goni, 16, son of Shahidul Islam, councillor of No 6 ward in the municipality , Riduar Ali Khandaker, 16, son of Khandaker Md Obaidul Haque, of Srimantapur village and Tareque, 17, son of Mostafa of Jodgemaidas area.
Khairul Islam, officer-in-charge of Godagari Police Station, said police arrested the trio on Monday night for their suspected involvement in the rape of a ninth grader in the afternoon of the day, reports UNB.
The victim’s father filed a rape case with Godagari Police Station against them, the OC added.
According to the case statement, the trio called the girl to the house and violated her there.
The OC said the victim was sent to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital’s One Stop Crisis Centre (OCC) for test.