Bagerhat Correspondent: Police have arrested a UP member named Sheikh Mizanur Rahman (35) in a case of rape of a 22-year-old garment worker on his way back from Bagerhat. Four more people have been arrested on charges of molestation of the girl. Bagerhat Model Police arrested them after conducting raids in different areas of the upazila including Bakpura and Haderhat.

The arrested Sheikh Mizanur Rahman is a member of Ward 9 of Baruipara Union in Bagerhat Sadar Upazila and son of Abdul Majid Sheikh of Bakpura village.

The arrested are Bikash Mridha, 19, son of Amal Mridha of Chintarkhor village in Bagerhat Sadar upazila, Sukant Sarkar, 32, son of Narayan Chandra Sarkar, Bidhan Biswas, 28, son of Asim Biswas and Mohammad Sohail Fakir, 23, son of Mohammad Anwar Fakir.

Earlier on Tuesday (October 27) morning, the victim filed a case naming five people. He mentioned in the case that after seeing the puja in different mandapas with his friends from Monday (October 26) afternoon, he had a light breakfast at Jatrapur Bazaar and left for home in a van at night. When he reached Bakpura junction at around 10 pm, UP member Mizanur Rahman wanted to know where he was coming from so late at night. UP member Mizanur Rahman raped her from behind the new building of Bakpura Union Land Office out of fear. At around 12 pm, some people including Bikash Mridha, Sukant Sarkar, Bidhan Biswas, Md. Sohail Fakir took him to the back of Abul Hossain`s building in Haderhat Bazar.

The parents of the abused girl said, a year ago I sent her to Dhaka to work in a garment factory due to financial difficulties. The girl was coming home on Puja holiday. Going to see mother Durga with friends is my daughter`s tomorrow. We want justice for the torture of our daughter.

Bagerhat Superintendent of Police Pankaj Chandra Roy said, "After filing the case, we have completed the medical examination of the girl." We have arrested UP member Mizanur Rahman on charges of rape and four others on charges of indecency. The arrested have been handed over to the court after preliminary interrogation.