Girl 'raped' in Pirojpur

A 15-year-old girl has been 'raped' at Bekutiya village in Kawkhali upazila of the district.

Family sources said one Rana of Khanakhunari village in Sadar upazila picked up the girl from Kadamtala Bazar in the area where she went to buy clothes on Saturday afternoon.

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"He then took me to his maternal uncle Limon's house at Bekutia village and violated me till Tuesday," the victim told this correspondent during a visit to her house yesterday.

On Tuesday afternoon, Rana came to the bazar with the girl and informed her family members. They then went to the spot where Rana handed her over to them.

"Rana demanded Tk 3 lakh from us, saying that he will marry my sister," said the victim's brother.

Punitive action will be taken against the culprits after getting complaint in this regard, said Enayet Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station.