Faridpur, Aug. 21 -- A five-year-old girl was raped reportedly by a teenage madrasa boy at Paschim Hasamdiya village in Bhanga upazila on Tuesday afternoon.

The victim was first taken to Bhanga Health Complex and then shifted to Faridpur Medical College Hospital due to excessive bleeding where she was undergoing treatment at the one-stop crisis centre.

Sub-inspector Pijush Kanti of Bhanga Police Station said the boy, aged around 14, took the girl to his kitchen and violated her.

Hearing victim's screams, locals rescued the girl and caught the boy.

Police took the boy under their custody after victim's mother filed a case on Tuesday night, Pijush said.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from United News of Bangla...