Fugitive headmaster arrested after raping fifth-grade student in Tangail

❐ Local correspondent

Police have arrested Rezaul Karim Hannan, the acting headmaster of Chhota Sakharia Government Primary School, who had been absconding since the rape of a fifth-grade student in Gopalpur, Tangail. Rezaul Karim was sent to jail by the court on Monday morning, May 4. Earlier, the victim’s mother filed a case. Police have arrested Rezaul Karim Hannan in that case. According to the complaint, a picnic was organized at the school last Thursday. That afternoon, headmaster Rezaul Karim called the fifth-grade student to a secluded classroom and raped her. After going home, the student looked sick. When her family members became suspicious, she reported the incident to the police. When the accused teacher came to the school on Sunday morning, the student’s aunt went there with some people and expressed her anger at him. When the matter quickly spread in the area, local people surrounded the school and protested. At one stage, they took out a procession and demanded punishment for the accused teacher. When the situation became heated, the police were informed. Seeing the situation getting tense, the head teacher Rezaul Karim Hannan fled after sensing the presence of people. Gopalpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Anwar Hossain confirmed the arrest of the accused and said that on Sunday, May 3, the police took the student and her family into police custody. In this incident, the girl’s mother filed a case against the head teacher Rezaul Karim Hannan. Later, the police arrested the head teacher on the same day. Rezaul was sent to jail through the court on Monday morning. He also said that the student has been sent to Tangail General Hospital for a medical examination.