Charges framed in Magura child rape, murder case

A court in Magura has framed charges against four accused in the case filed over the rape and murder of minor girl.

District and Sessions Judge M Zahid Hasan of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Court framed the charges on Wednesday (April 23).

The court also fixed Sunday (April 27) for the witness deposition.

State lawyer Monirul Islam Mukul and special prosecutor Ehsan ul Haque Samaji, appointed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, were present in the court. They conducted the case on behalf of the plaintiff.

However, there was no lawyer for the defendant. Meanwhile, the judge advised the accused to follow proper rules in appointing a lawyer for them in this case.

Earlier, the eight-year-old child was allegedly raped while visiting her sister's house on March 6. Later, the child died on March 13 while undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka.