Dhaka, June 21 -- An imam has been arrested in Mymensingh's Trishal after allegations that a 5-year-old girl was raped inside his mosque.

Locals also beat the suspect before handing him over to the police.

The victim's father has filed a case over the incident, Trishal Police chief Monsur Ahamed said.

According to the case statement, the incident took place at a village mosque around 2:30pm on Saturday.

The arrestee, 45-year-old Maulana Shahinur Islam, hails from Gopalpur Upazila in Tangail district.

The girl's family lives in a rented house near the mosque.

Police said the child had been attending lessons under the imam at the mosque for around three months.

On Saturday, when she did not return home at the usual time, her mother w...