Padubidiri: The Padubidri police has arrested a man in connection with a case of assaulting a five-year-old girl.

The arrested accused has been identified as Mufeezul Shiekh (26), a resident of West Bengal's Murshidabad.

The police further informed that Mufeezul took the girl to his room on the pretext of giving her a biscuit, after informing the girl's parents, and sexually assaulted her.

Mufeezul who was employed at an underconstruction building here at Padubidri, reportedly assaulted the 5 year old girl, who was the daughter of a couple working at the same site. Following which the girl informed her parents that she is experiencing stomach pain, upon which the parents then took her to the Padubidri Primary Health Centre, During the examination, doctors at the health centre suspected that the girl might have been sexually assaulted.

Later, the girl was taken to Udupi Government Children's Hospital by the female constable of Padubidre police station, along with her father and mother, where the doctors confirmed about the assault when the girl underwent a medical examination, the police said.

The Padubidri police has arrested the accused and has registered the man under the POCSO act.

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Dhaka, Nov 26: A lawyer was killed on Tuesday during clashes between the security personnel and followers of a Hindu community leader, who was denied bail and sent to jail by a Bangladesh court, according to local media reports.

The victim was identified as Saiful Islam, a 35-year-old assistant public prosecutor and a member of the Chattogram District Bar Association, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.

Citing Dr Nibedita Ghosh, a duty doctor at the emergency department of Chittagong Medical College Hospital, the paper said that six others were injured in the clashes that erupted after Chattogram’s Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate court denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on sedition charges.

Nazim Uddin Chowdhury, president of the Chittagong Lawyers' Association, said that protesters dragged a lawyer from beneath his chamber and hacked him to death.

As Das was being taken away in a police van, he addressed the crowd through a hand mike, urging them to remain calm.

Around 3 pm, the law enforcement agencies resorted to sound grenades, tear gas shells, and baton charges, dispersing the protesters.

Deputy Commissioner of City Police Liaquat Ali confirmed one death but said they were still investigating the cause.

The Daily Star newspaper reported that at least 10 people, including journalists, were injured during the clash.