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Police have arrested five of 10 accused, including three juveniles and two teachers, in a case involving the alleged repeated rape of a seven-year-old madrasah student in Savar, Dhaka.
The three juveniles, aged 15, 13 and 12, are students of Markajul Uloom Al-Sharia Madrasah. The other two arrested suspects are teachers Zaber Hossain, 21, and Md Kamrul Islam, 26. Police said three juveniles and Zaber Hossain were directly accused of rape.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Savar Circle) Rakibul Hasan Ishan confirmed the arrests at a press briefing on Saturday. He said police teams conducted raids in Barguna, Bhola, Sirajganj, Gazipur and Dhaka after analysing evidence and other information.
According to the case complaint, the victim’s father alleged that his child was raped at different times over a period of around six months. He filed the complaint against six students, four teachers and the madrasah director at the Dhaka Violence Against Children Suppression Tribunal on August 23.
The tribunal subsequently directed Savar Model Police Station to register the complaint as an FIR. Police said the case was formally registered on August 26.
Rakibul Hasan Ishan said the investigation was being handled with the highest priority and expressed confidence that the remaining accused would be arrested soon.