Jashore, May 5 -- Police arrested a man from Benapole in Sharsha upazila on Saturday for reportedly raping four schoolgirls and trying to rape two others in the district town.

The arrestee was identified as Aminur Rahman, 42, son of Hanef of Ratanpur village in Kaliganj upazila of Satkhira. He used to work at the house of Ehsanul Haque Setu at Kharki of the district town as a caretaker.

Tipped off, a police team conducted a drive in bordering Gatipara area at noon and arrested Aminur while trying to flee to India, said Apurba Hasan, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station.

He will be produced before the court on Sunday, the OC said.

A case was filed by one of the victims' sister with the police station on May 1.

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