Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Police have arrested a man for allegedly raping a schoolteacher in the Alutila tourist area of Khagrachhari.

The incident reportedly occurred around 8:30pm on Thursday. Later that night, police arrested the suspect after a complaint was filed by the alleged victim, according to Md Taufiqul Islam, chief of Matiranga Police Station.

The arrestee has been identified as 24-year-old Liton Tripura.

According to the case statement, the schoolteacher and a friend went to Alutila, about 6km from Khagrachhari town, for an outing around 8pm. Liton followed them there on a motorcycle.

When the woman and her friend reached the Tareng area of Alutila, Liton threatened them with a weapon and took the teacher into a nearby forest, w...