Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members have arrested a young man for allegedly raping a schoolgirl in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur by luring her with a promise of marriage.
The arrestee was identified as Nur Amin, 27, son of Md Fazlul Haque of Chhoto Rasulpur area of the upazila.
RAB-13 Senior Assistant Director (Media) Biplob Kumar Goswami said they arrested the accused during a drive on Tuesday night near the main gate of Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
According to RAB, the victim is a student of Class-X. The accused first came in contact with her during a cousin’s wedding ceremony, where they exchanged mobile numbers.
On January 11, Nur Amin allegedly took the victim to the vacant house of his acquaintance Golam Rabbani and raped her, promising marriage.
After the incident, when the victim asked him about marriage, he started delaying and later refused to marry her.
Following the incident, the victim filed a case on March 25 with Pirganj Police Station under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, accusing him of rape under the pretext of marriage. After the case was filed, the accused went into hiding.