A 70-year-old man was arrested yesterday for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in Ishan Gopalpur union of Faridpur Sadar upazila some 15 days ago.

According to locals, Kalo Sheikh, a father of five, raped the schoolgirl in the afternoon when she took her goat to a field around 15 days ago. Two youths, aged around 23 years, who were in the vicinity, filmed the whole incident on their cell phone and later blackmailed Kalo for money.

Initially, Kalo gave them Tk 700, but they were not happy with the amount, so they spread the video among the villagers through Bluetooth, they said. Some agitated villagers caught Kalo around 9:30am and handed him over to Faridpur Sadar police.

Police are trying to arrest the two who spread the video, said Md Jahangir, subinspector of Faridpur Sadar Police Station, adding the girl would be sent for a forensic test tomorrow.