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Published : 21 Jun 2026, 12:45 PM
An imam has been arrested in Mymensingh’s Trishal after allegations that a 5-year-old girl was raped inside his mosque.
Locals also beat the suspect before handing him over to the police.
The victim’s father has filed a case over the incident, Trishal Police chief Monsur Ahamed said.
According to the case statement, the incident took place at a village mosque around 2:30pm on Saturday.
The arrestee, 45-year-old Maulana Shahinur Islam, hails from Gopalpur Upazila in Tangail district.
The girl’s family lives in a rented house near the mosque.
Police said the child had been attending lessons under the imam at the mosque for around three months.
On Saturday, when she did not return home at the usual time, her mother went to the mosque to look for her.
The mother later found the imam in an “objectionable situation” and raised an alarm, prompting locals to rush in, beat him and place a garland of shoes around his neck before informing police.
Police later took him into custody.
“I want the highest punishment, including the death penalty, for what he has done to my innocent daughter,” the victim’s mother said.
Officer Monsur said, “We have taken the imam into police custody after the incident was reported. He is being questioned. A rape case has been filed based on a written complaint from the victim’s father.”
He added that the victim has been sent for a medical examination and necessary support at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital’s One-Stop Crisis Centre based on the recommendation of doctors at Trishal Upazila Health Complex.
