OUR CORRESPONDENT, Netrokona

Police yesterday arrested a man in Netrokona for allegedly raping his 16-year-old daughter, resulting in her pregnancy.

The 48-year-old suspect is a resident of Purbadhala upazila.

Earlier in the day, the victim, with the help of local community leaders, filed a rape case against her father at Purbadhala Police Station.

Following the complaint, police arrested the accused around 5:30pm.

According to the case statement and police sources, the victim’s mother divorced the man seven years ago. The girl is their only child.

The victims had been working at a house in Dhaka. About six months ago, she returned to her father’s home. She was raped on multiple occasions then, the case read.

She was sent to another house about two months ago for work in Mymensingh, where she found out she was pregnant.

Her father brought her back and threatened her not to disclose the matter.

Purbadhala Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abdullah Al Mamun told The Daily Star, “A case has been filed. The victim’s medical examination and other necessary legal procedures are underway.”