Barisal: Police arrested an engineer from Kalu Shah Road area in Barisal on Friday night for torturing a minor domestic help, reports UNB.

Shakhawat Hossain, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said police arrested Nurul Ahad Rana, a diploma engineer working in a private firm, from his residence in the area for torturing his domestic help Mukta, 8.

However, Rana’s wife Pinky, who was also alleged of the torture, managed to flee.

Locals said Mukta had been working at Rana’s house over the last five-six months.

She had been tortured physically by Rana and his wife.

On Friday evening, Mukta tried to flee from the house and sought help from the locals.

Informed by locals, police rescued the victim and sent her to the victim support centre at Kotwali Police Station early Saturday.

A case was filed with the police station in this connection.