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A man has been arrested over attempted rape of a 10-year-old in Patuakhali.
The accused, Md. Delowar Talukdar, 55, is the ward member and organising secretary of Awami League’s local unit of Ward 8 under Dabluganj union in Kalapara upazila.
The mother of the child filed a case against the accused at Mohipur police station.
According to police and the child’s family, Delowar, along with 10-15 people, went to Barkutia village on Saturday for Union Parishad election campaign.
The child’s mother was working in a nearby field when the incident occurred.
“He came to our home and, upon realising my child was alone, molested her,” said the mother.
Abul Khair, officer-in-charge of Mohipur police station, said police arrested the accused and sent him to Kolagara court.
