Noakhali woman molestation: Two given life imprisonment
News Desk || risingbd.com
Two men have been sentenced to life imprisonment in a case filed over gang-rape and torture of a woman at Eklashpur union of Noakhali's Begumganj upazila.
They have also been fined Tk 50,000 each. They will have to serve three months more in prison if they fail to pay the fine.
Noakhali Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-1 Judge Joynal Abedin pronounced the verdict on Monday.
The convicts are Delwar Hossain alias Delu and his associate Mohammad Ali alias Abul Kalam. They are the residents of Eklashpur union under Begumganj upazila.
According to the case statement, the convicts stripped the woman naked and brutally tortured her under broad daylight on September 2 in 2020. In the video, it was seen that the convicts continued beating her up when she pleaded with them to let her go. Later, the video footage went viral on social media platforms.
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