BANGLADESH

Miscreants have beaten a person to death at Gobindaganj as he protested his minor daughter's rape.

They also vandalised the house of the 55-year-old deceased, Habibur Rahman, of Raghabpur village, on Monday.

Abul Bashar, 25, alias Chhoto Milon of Baluabazar village raped Habibur's daughter, a Grade-six student, when she was on her way back from her sister-in-law's house in an adjoining village on Monday, Gobindaganj police chief Abu Akkas said.

Milon tried to stop the victim's guardians, who on knowing of the incident, were on their way to the police station to file a complaint around 5pm, Akkas said.

Local people nabbed Milon at once but his associates snatched him away. Later, they rampaged Habibur's house and beaten him and his brother Shah Alam, he said.

Habibur died while being taken to Gobindaganj Upazila Health Complex around 7:30pm, the police official said.

"We've taken the body to the police station. A case will be filed," he added.