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The OC also said that three of them raped her. As another one attempted to rape her, locals gathered there, hearing her screams. They caught two of them and handed them over to the police while the two others managed to escape.

A case was filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, the OC said, adding that the woman said she was four months into her pregnancy.

The other case against five people over the alleged rape of a seven-month pregnant woman was recorded at Madhabdi Police Station yesterday, according to the UNB.

The station’s Officer-in-Charge Md Nazrul Islam said the 23-year-old victim lives in a rented house in the Bhagirathpur area of Pachdona union.

The incident occurred between February 19 and 21, during which the woman was reportedly held captive in a room for two days as her husband was in jail in a case linked to the July uprising, the UNB reported.

Citing the victim, Additional Superintendent of Police Md Anwar Hossain said the main suspect Iqbal Hossain, 43, of Asmandirchar in Pachdona union, promised to help secure her husband’s release by posing as a lawyer.

Later, four people allegedly drugged her, confined her to a building, and sexually assaulted her in turns, according to the police. The victim named another person, Pappu Mia, 29, as accused.

One of the accused was arrested and a drive was underway to arrest the other suspects, said OC Nazrul.

In Sherpur’s Nokla upazila, police arrested a 60-year-old day labourer named Chand Mia alias Locha Mia for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl on Saturday.

The victim’s father lodged a case with Nokla Police Station that evening and police arrested the suspect at night.

The accused was produced before a court that sent him to jail yesterday, said Md Habibur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Nokla Police Station.

According to the case statement, Locha lured the child with a chocolate, took her to a maize field and raped her.

Her mother rescued the girl and informed the neighbours about the incident after hearing her screams while Locha managed to flee the scene. The victim was sent to Sherpur General Hospital for medical tests.

In Narayanganj’s Bandar upazila, police arrested the foster father of a 14-year-old madrasa student for allegedly undressing her and recording her nude video on his mobile phone when she was asleep in the early hours of February 28. The same night, he also allegedly harassed her sexually.

The following day, the accused showed the girl the video and threatened her so that she would not reveal the matter to anyone, according to a case filed by the foster mother against the man under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act and the Pornography Control Act yesterday.

However, the girl told her foster mother everything upon her return from work on March 2, said Tariqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Bandar Police Station.

The foster mother refrained from pursuing legal action at first, but enraged locals assaulted the accused, and handed him over to the police on Saturday night after the girl told a neighbour about the incident, OC Tariqul added.

The accused was sent to jail through the court yesterday. The victim was also brought to the court for the recording of her statement, the police officer said.

In Thakurgaon Sadar upazila, the teacher of a government primary school, arrested on charges of attempting to rape a 12-year-old fifth grader in the institution, was beaten by an angry crowd at the court premises yesterday.

Witnesses said that a group of enraged people attacked the teacher and punched him as soon as he was brought to the court compound.

Police then beefed up security in the area. Later, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Md Shariful Islam ordered to send him to jail, said Court Police’s Inspector Md Belal Hossain.

[Our correspondents in Sherpur, Narayanganj and Thakurgaon contributed to this report]