Rangpur: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) -13 arrested the accused on charge of forcefully raping a teenage girl of Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur from Khansama upazila in Dinajpur district on Monday afternoon. “The arrested person is Joy Chandra Barman, 26, of village Chithlee Maddhyapara under Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur,” said a press release issued here today.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the complaint filed by the plaintiff stated that Joy Chandra Barman had established a love affair with the minor victim from the same village by promising marriage. Over time, he engaged in illegal activities, including maintaining a physical relationship with her without the knowledge of the victim’s family. The situation escalated when, on November 6, 2024, Barman called the victim to Chithlee Maddhyapara under Mithapukur police station in Rangpur district, where he forcibly raped her at 11:00 pm.
Following the incident, the victim’s father filed a rape case at Mithapukur police station in Rangpur district.
The case quickly gained attention in the area and was brought to the notice of the Crime Prevention Specialised Company (CPSC) of RAB-13.
Acting on a tip-off, an operational team from the CPSC of RAB-13 conducted a raid in the TTC area under Khansama police station of Dinajpur, leading to the arrest of Joy Chandra Barman at 2:10 pm on Monday. The elite force has since handed him over to Mithapukur police station in Rangpur, as stated in the press release.