Magura: A schoolgirl was allegedly raped by a young man at Kamalapur village in Sreepur upazila on Tuesday morning.

Police said when the girl was going to take tuition from a teacher of Nakol Sommiloni High School at 7:00am Nasir Molla, about 27 years old, who used to stalk her, intercepted her and forcibly took her to his house.

He confined the girl to a room of his house and raped her.

Hearing her scream, locals rushed in and caught the alleged rapist and handed him over to police, said Rezaul Karim, officer in charge of Sreepur police station.

The victim was sent to Magura Sadar hospital.

A case was filed in this connection and Nasir Molla was shown arrested in the case, OC Rezaul added.