Police arrested a man identifying himself as a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League over the rape of a girl in Talepur area of Keraniganj upazila on Friday.
The accused Nahid, 25, said that he is security guard of Upazila Chairman Shahin Ahmed, according to locals.
Officer-in-Charge of Keraniganj Model Police Station Mainul Islam said the victim was alone at her house when Nahid raped her at gunpoint.
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He fled after people from the neighbourhood rushed to the spot hearing the victim’s cries for help, the OC said.
Nahid was arrested from Kalatia area in the afternoon after a case was filed against him under the Women and Children Repression Act.