The police on Friday night arrested a man for raping two girls — one aged eight and another aged 10, on March 2.
The arrested is Mohammd Sekander Ali, 65, hailed from Tongibari in Munshiganj.
Confirming the matter, Munshiganj sadar police station officer-in-charge Saiful Alam told ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· that the incident occurred in Muktarpur area on March 2.
Sekander Ali lured the girls with food and balloons, took them to his rented house and raped them.
Quoting the victims’ families, the OC said that members of the families noticed the matter when the girls were having trouble urinating.
‘When the matter came to light on Friday, local people surrounded Sekander Ali,’ he said, adding that the police later arrested the accused.
One of the victims’ mother filed a case on Friday regarding the incident, added the police official.