Savar, March 21 -- An 18-year-old girl of Bhakurta here has filed a case accusing a young man of repeatedly raping her on the promise of marriage whereby she became pregnant.

Police arrested the accused, Amit Sarker, 20, son of Bholanath Sarker of the area, on Thursday over the case filed on Wednesday night.

According to the case statement, the victim was in love with Amit. However, the youth developed a physical relation with her against her will on the promise of marrying her and raped her several times. Following the physical relation, she became pregnant.

As the victim approached Amit asking him to marry him, he refused it which forced her to go to Savar Model Police Station and file the case, according to the case statement.

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