Constable held over minor's rape in Feni

FENI, Feb 26 (UNB): A police constable was arrested in Rangamati on Friday morning over raping a teenager in Fulgazi upazila of Feni.

The arrestee has been identified as Constable Touhidul Islam Shaon (21). The accused was working in an outpost in Rangamati.

Feni Judicial Magistrate's Court on Friday sent accused Touhidul Islam Shaon to jail.

Earlier on February 26, the victim schoolgirl testified against the rape accused in the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Kamrul Hasan under section 22.

She is a ninth grader at a school in Fulgazi. The victim gave birth to a daughter on February 12. Court sources informed, Shaon got involved with the student a year ago while working at Fulgazi Police Station based on his previous acquaintance. The girl became pregnant. But Shaon refused to marry her.

Police said as a result of the rape, the girl gave birth to a daughter on February 11 at the Fulgazi Upazila Health Complex. However, under the pressure of the accused, the child has been secretly adopted elsewhere.

On February 25, the student filed a case with Fulgazi Police Station.