Shawdesh Desk:

A student of class IX was allegedly raped by three youths at a location under Rampal upazila in Bagerhat disytrict Friday evening.

Police arrested two of the three accused in this connection, said Rampal police station’s officer-in-charge SM Ashraful Alam.

The arrestees are Sheikh Russell, 26, son of Sheikh Farhad Hossain and Rakib Hossen Sajal, 25, son of Azmal Hossen, are from Paragovindapur and Kalekhar villages respectively of the upazila.

Another accused, Rahmat Sheikh is now on the run.

OC Ashraful said that the schoolgirl was alone going to her coaching centre on Friday afternoon.

As she fell sick on the way she decided to go to her maternal uncle’s house at a nearby village.

Accused Rahmat and Russell intercepted the girl on the way and picked her up in a motorbike.

They took her to a fish enclosure at Durgapur Putiamari village where Sajal was waiting, the OC said, adding that the three raped the girl by turns.

Later, the victim was sent back home by a local vehicle, he said.

Victim’s uncle Saiful Islam filed a case against the trio with the police station in this connection on Friday night, the police officer said, adding that the girl was admitted to  Sadar Hospital for a medical test.

He said that they were conducting drives to arrest Rahmat Sheikh.