Police detained a youth for allegedly raping a mentally challenged woman on Thursday night in Sribordi upazila in Sherpur.
The detainee was identified Fazlur Rahman alias Fotke Mia, 35, a resident of Dakkhin Tatihati of the municipality, was produced before the court on Friday noon.
Mohammad Ruhul Amin Talukder, officer-in-charge of Sribordi Police Station, said Fazlur took the woman to HR Model School on Thursday and raped her.
Locals tried to settle the matter but the two sons of the victim filed a complaint with police, he added. Police sent the victim to Zila Hospital for medical test, OC added.
