Police recovered the body of a six-year-old girl from a septic tank at Panchgachia in Sadar upazila of Feni district early Thursday. The victim was allegedly raped and murdered.
Police arrested Md Russel, 18, from Gouripur upazila of Mymensingh district, in connection with the crime.
According to Md Samsuzzaman, officer-in-charge of Feni Model Police Station, the girl went missing on Wednesday noon. After failing to locate her, family members announced the news through a loudspeaker.
Local people found the girl’s clothes near a septic tank at Mathiara Sonali Brick Field around 1am. Police later recovered the body from the septic tank.
Nur Nabi, a member of Panchgachia Union Parishad, stated that Russel used to work at the brick field.
During the primary investigation, Russel admitted to raping the girl, killing her, and dumping her body in the septic tank.