Man arrested for ‘raping’ step daughter
Keraniganj: A man was arrested on charge of raping his teenage step-daughter in West Barishur area of Keraniganj on the outskirts of Dhaka.
He was arrested after the victim’s mother filed a case with the Keraniganj Model Police.
Talking to reporters, the victim’s mother said she married Saiful in 2006 after divorcing her first husband when her daughter was five years old. It was also the second marriage for Saiful.
The victim, who is now 14 years old, used to live with her mother and step-father at a rented house in West Barishur.
On March 14 last, Saiful took the victim to the house of his first wife in the area and raped her forcibly.
The girl was given first aid after she disclosed the matter to her mother on the day.
The girl was admitted to the one-stop crisis center (OCC) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on March 16 as her condition deteriorated.
Officer-in-charge (investigation) of Keraniganj Model Police Ferdous said they have already arrested the alleged rapist M Saiful Islam, 40, from the village.