Dhaka, March 16 -- Police have arrested an autorickshaw driver for the alleged rape of a homeless alms-seeker in Chattogram.

He was taken into custody from the port city's Chandgaon area on Saturday night.

The suspect was identified as 55-year-old Md Abdul Ali, a native of Bhola's Charfason. Ali is a resident of Chandgaon Residential Area.

The victim, a woman aged around 26, also stayed in Chandgaon Residential Area, begging for alms to survive, said Chandgaon Police Station chief Aftab Uddin.

On Mar 11, Ali took her to a field near a garage in the area and allegedly raped her.

The woman filed a complaint on Saturday leading to Abdul Ali's arrest, the police officer said.

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