Sri Lankan student alleges being raped, man arrested in Chittagong

Chittagong police have arrested a youth on charges of raping a Sri Lankan girl who studies at a private university in the port city.

Chittagong Bureaubdnews24.com
Published : 20 June 2017, 03:57 PM
Updated : 20 June 2017, 03:57 PM

Arifur Rahman, 26, was picked up from Ambagan on Tuesday morning, said Khulshi police OC Sheikh Mohammad Nasir Uddin.

Arif works at a shopping centre in Khulshi neighbourhood, he told bdnews24.com.

The plaintiff said she had come to know Arif as she frequented the shopping mall where he works.

"Arif took her to a residential hotel in the city on Sunday night and raped her," the OC said citing the case that the victim started on Monday.

A magistrate sent Arif to jail pending trial after he was produced in his court on Tuesday, added the OC.