Police arrested a councillor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) on Friday for allegedly trying to rape a woman.
The arrestee was identified as Farooq Ahmed, 50.
A case was filed in this regard on Friday, said Jabed Masud, officer-in-charge (OC) of Tongi East Police Station.
According to the statement, Farooq was in a relationship with a woman. On May 23, she went to Farooq’s house to meet him.
There, Farooq tried to rape her, finding her alone in his house. He fled the spot as neighbours arrived hearing her screams.
On Friday morning, the victim lodged a written complaint. Based on the complaint, Farooq was arrested at noon from his home in the Ershad Nagar area of the city.
The arrestee will be produced before the court on Saturday morning, the OC added.
Source: United News of Bangladesh