Police have arrested two people, including a lover, on the charge of raping a 20-year-old girl on the pretext of marriage in Kulaura of Moulvibazar.

They were arrested from Rautgaon union area of the upazila on Wednesday (October 30) morning.

The arrested persons have been identified as Lebu Mia, son of Lalpur village in the upazila. Shoaib Islam Tanim (23), son of Ustar Ali of the same area, and Md. Nizamuddin Zaid (22). The victim has lodged a complaint with police in this regard.

According to the case and police sources, the victim had a love affair with Taneem two months ago. Later, Taneem took the girl to Zaid's rented house in the afternoon of October 27. There, he raped the girl on the pretext of marriage. Later, the girl informed her family about the incident.

But as Tanim's family and Tanim did not agree to the marriage, she filed a case against Tanim on October 29. Zaid is also an accused in the case. Later, SI Habibur Rahman along with the police conducted a drive and arrested them.

Kulaura police station OC Md. Gulam confirmed the incident.