A school teacher was allegedly raped at gunpoint in the Tarang area of Matiranga upazila in Khagrachhari.

According to police, the incident occurred around 8:00pm last night.

Police have identified the accused as Liton Tripura, 24.

Officer-in-Charge of Matiranga Police Station, Tawfiqul Islam, confirmed Liton's arrest and said a case has been filed under the Women and Child Repression Prevention Act.

According to the case statement, the victim had gone to Khagrachhari Sadar earlier in the evening and later visited Alutila with a friend on a motorbike. When they reached Tarang, a man followed them, intercepted them, threatened her with a firearm, and forcibly took her to a nearby forest where he raped her.

Afterwards, he demanded Tk 10,000 from her. The victim's friend managed to inform locals and the army, who quickly conducted a raid and detained the accused.

Liton was later handed over to Matiranga police.