Garment owner Anwar arrested in Dhaka's Islampur in Sirajdikhan rape case
Police have arrested garment factory owner Anwar Hossain (Raju) in a case filed over the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl in Sirajdikhan, Munshiganj. He was arrested from Dhaka's Islampur area at 5:50pm on Saturday (14 November), within 24 hours of the case being filed.
Anwar Hossain is the son of the late Sheikh Soman Ali of Kathaltoli Kharakandi village in Jainshar Union of the upazila. He owns a garment factory named Indian Textile in Kathaltoli village. He is 60 years old.
According to police sources, on 12 November at around 2:30pm, factory owner Anwar Hossain allegedly closed the door of his office room and raped the girl. The girl was then allegedly kept locked inside the room.
On hearing the news, the girl's mother and family members went to the factory. They broke the lock of the room and rescued her.
On the night of 13 November, the victim's mother filed a case at Sirajdikhan Police Station under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act. Police began a drive to arrest the accused soon after the case was filed.
Sirajdikhan Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Alauddin said the accused named in the FIR had been arrested within 24 hours of the case.
The OC also said the victim had been sent to Munshiganj General Hospital for a medical examination.
