News Tangail correspondent : A madrasa teacher has been arrested in Tangail over allegations of raping a married woman and blackmailing her with intimate photographs, according to a press release issued by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).
The accused, Khairul Islam, 33, was arrested from Elenga College Mor in Kalihati upazila on Monday evening, October 12, the RAB said in a press release published on Tuesday, October 13.
According to the case statement, the accused used to visit the victim’s home to tutor her daughter. He allegedly raped the woman and took intimate photographs of her on August 8. He is further accused of threatening to circulate the photographs and using them to sexually assault her on multiple occasions.
The victim filed a case with the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal in Tangail on October 2.
Following an investigation and the use of information technology to trace his whereabouts, RAB arrested the accused. He was later handed over to Tangail Sadar Police Station for further legal proceedings.
The allegations are subject to legal proceedings, and the accused is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.