Man arrested over attempt to rape 8yr old girl in Gazipur
Gazipur, Sun Aug 24, 2025 10:00 PM
Police arrested a man for allegedly attempting to rape an eight-year-old girl in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur today.
The accused, Md Jalal Uddin, 56, is a resident of Kawraid union in Sreepur upazila, said Mohammad Abdul Barik, officer-in-charge of Sreepur Police Station.
Quoting family members and witnesses, OC Abdul Barik said Jalal took the girl, a class two student, to a forest, luring her with chocolate on the way home from school and tried to rape her around 5:00pm today.
Hearing her screams, locals rushed to the spot, rescued the girl, and caught the accused red-handed.
Police later arrived and took him into custody.
The victim’s father filed a case over the incident this evening, and the accused will be produced before court later, the OC said.
The child’s family added that she has already received initial medical treatment.
