Zakir Hossain (40), the main accused in a case filed over the rape of a teenage girl, has been arrested in Wazirpur, Barishal. He was arrested by SRB-8 within 24 hours of the case registration while in hiding. Arrested Zakir is a resident of ward no. 8 of Harta union in Wazirpur upazila.
According to the case statement, neighbor Zakir had long been propositioning the victim. On the morning of October 22, he forcibly raped her when she was alone near a ditch beside her house. When the girl screamed and locals rushed to the scene, the accused fled. Following the incident, the victim's father filed a case at the Wazirpur Model Police Station.
Using information technology and local sources, SRB-8 arrested Zakir from Kundihar village under Banaripara upazila late on October 25. He was later handed over to the Wazirpur Model Police Station for further legal action.
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