Lalmonirhat Correspondent:

Police have arrested a man on charge of raping a college girl in Lalmonirhat after luring her into a relationship and blackmailing her with a video of the assault.

The accused, Abdur Razzak, 28, director of Economics Private Home Coaching Centre, was arrested from his residence in Collegepara area of Lalmonirhat town last night. His arrest followed a case filed by the victim’s father with Lalmonirhat Sadar Police Station the same night, said Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Nurnabi.

Razzak from Mahishkhocha village in Aditmari upazila had been living in a rented house in Collegepara.

According to the case statement, Razzak developed a relationship with the college girl and later raped her, secretly recording the incident. He then used the footage to blackmail her. When the victim stopped responding to his calls, he threatened to release the video on social media and demanded Tk 5 lakh from her father.

“Abdur Razzak threatened to leak the video of my daughter and demanded Tk 5 lakh,” said the victim’s father.

OC Nurnabi said police have seized Razzak’s mobile phone and are investigating whether the footage was shared or stored elsewhere.

The case is under investigation, and further legal action will be taken accordingly, the OC added.