Md. Tauhidur Rahman, Chitalmari: Chitalmari police have arrested two teenagers for raping a 7-year-old boy in a sugarcane field in Bagerhat`s Chitalmari. The raped child was taken to BagerhatSadarHospital for medical examination at 10 am on Friday.

According to police and local sources, Shamim Sheikh, 16, son of Haider Sheikh of Char Shaildah village and Zakir Khan, 16, son of Sujan Khan, took the child to a sugarcane field near their house and raped her on Thursday afternoon. When the child screamed at that time, his father rescued the child from the spot and admitted him to Chitalmari Upazila Health Complex. The victim`s father filed a rape case with the Chitalmari Police Station under the Women and Child Abuse Prevention Act. Case No. 13

Chitalmari Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mir Shariful Haque said the two young children were raped on Thursday (April 22nd) at noon after eating sugarcane next to their house. At that time, the child`s father went to the spot and grabbed the youths by the hand. Later, the youths grabbed the child`s father`s hands and feet and apologized. The child was admitted to Chitalmari Upazila Health Complex by his father. On Friday morning, the child was sent to BagerhatSadarHospital for advanced treatment and medical examination. The father of the abused child has filed a rape case with the police station mentioning the names of the two. . The arrested have been handed over to the court.