2 Patuakhali girls fall victims to rape

When the country along with the Muslim world is celebrating Eid-ul-Azha, the day of sacrifice, two girls of Patuakhali allegedly became victims of rape yesterday and today.

At Adbaria union in Baufal, police said, a girl was gangraped by four miscreants while she was returning home after having her mother admitted to Sadar Hospital for medical treatment this morning.

Police, meanwhile, arrested a young man in connection with the rape incident.

Yet in another incident at Kanakdia village of the upazila, a man, Balram Pal, allegedly raped a class-10 student last night.

Separate cases were filed in connection with the incidents.