Wari child rape, murder: 1 held from N’ganj

Police have arrested a youth in the case filed over rape and subsequently murder of seven-year-old Samia Afrin Saima in capital’s Wari area.

The detainee Harunur Rashid was arrested from his hometown Narayanganj’s Sonargaon area on Sunday. 

Confirming the matter to Jago News, Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Wari zone) Ifthekhar Ahmed, said, he went into hiding after the murder incident. 

Saima’s father Abdus Salam said Rashid is cousin of the building owner Parvez where they are living. Rashid used to live in 8th floor of the building.

Police said, Saima’s father Abdus Salam filed the case under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act with Wari Police Station on Saturday morning and police so far has detained five including the owner of the building.

Assistant Commissioner of DMP (Wari zone) Mohammad Samsuzzaman said Dhaka Medical Forensic department said the child was raped before killing. A case was filed and the investigation is on-going.

Saima, nursery-grade student of Silverdale School went missing after going out to play on Friday afternoon. Her body was found on the 8th floor of their under construction building at 8pm, with a rope still wrapped around her neck.