A 14-year-old girl in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia is reportedly around seven months pregnant after “being raped” repeatedly by her step-grandfather.
Locals caught the accused, Rois Uddin, 55, son of late Nader Uddin of Raydanga village under Kaya union, on Tuesday morning. However, he fled before police arrived to arrest him, locals said.
Police and relatives said the girl’s mother died about 12 years ago. After her father remarried, her stepmother sent her to live at her step-grandfather’s house, where Rois allegedly raped her for around a year after threatening to kill her.
Recently, the girl developed abdominal pain, and her relatives initially suspected she had a tumour. A gynaecologist examined her and said she was around seven months pregnant.
The girl’s maternal grandmother alleged that Rois raped her granddaughter repeatedly for nearly a year. She said local residents caught him and informed police, but he fled before officers arrived.
Officer-in-Charge of Kumarkhali Police Station Jamal Uddin said they took the girl into custody for medical examination.
He said a rape case under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act was being processed and that further details will be disclosed after investigation.