Two get life term for rape in Chapainawabganj

Staff Correspondent: A Chapainawabganj court sentenced two men to life imprisonment for raping an indigenous woman in 2014.

Additional district and session judge and also the judge of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 Md. Ziaur Rahman handed down the order around 12:00pm on Sunday.

The convicts are - Ariful Islam, son of Delshad of Atahar village and Ziarul, son of Mostofa of Atahar Andhanidanga village under Chapainawabganj sadar upazila.

The court also fined them of Tk. 100,000 each. In default, they are to suffer another three years in jail.

According to the case statement, the convicted persons kidnapped the indigenous woman, wife of Atahar Jugidaing village from her house on sharp weapons’ point on November 29, 2014 at around 11-30 pm. After taking her to a mango orchard they raped her.

Next day the victim herself filed a rape case with Chapainawabganj sadar model thana.

Investing officer SI Jahangir Alam submitted charge sheet against them with the court on March 22, 2015.


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