Mosque imam arrested for attempted murder of madrasa student after failed rape attempt

❐ Staff Correspondent

Police have arrested Lokman Hossain (30), the accused in a case filed against him for the failed rape and murder attempt on a child student studying at a madrasa in Tongibari, Munshiganj, and sent him to court.

He was arrested in a raid in Patenga area of ​​Chittagong on Monday afternoon and sent to court on Tuesday.

The arrested Lokman Hossain is the son of Islam Ali of Char Shashibhushan area of ​​Shashibhushan police station in Bhola district. He was working as the imam of West Sonarang Club Mosque in Tongibari upazila.

According to police sources, Lokman tried to rape a madrasa student from Tongibari Upazila on June 11 at around 11 am. He took her to a secluded uncultivated land in Sonarang area and tried to rape her. After failing, he tried to kill her by stabbing her in the neck with a sharp weapon.

At this time, when local people heard the student’s screams and came forward, the accused fled the scene.

A case was filed at Tongibari Police Station at 10:10 pm on the day of the incident under the Prevention of Violence against Women and Children Act.

Lokman had been in hiding since the incident. Tongibari police conducted raids at various places to arrest him. At one stage, he was arrested in a joint operation with the help of RAB-7, Chittagong.

Tongibari Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Shamim Ahmed said, “The accused was arrested in a raid in Patenga area based on a secret tip-off. He was sent to court this afternoon.”