A man was sentenced to death for murder while another got life term imprisonment for violating a schoolgirl in Kushtia and Manikganj districts. A court yesterday sentenced a man to death and nine others to different jail terms in connection with killing of a teenage boy in Kumarkhali upazila in 2014, reports UNB. The condemned convict is Khairul Islam, 36, son of Omed Ali, a resident of Komorkandi village. The court also fined him Tk one lakh.
Besides, the court sentenced Khairul’s cousin Md Ziku, 32, son of Samad Pramanik, to one year jail and eight others to three months jail each. The eight convicts are- Khairul’s brother Faruk Hossain, 32, his three uncles Asan Pramanik, 58, Abul Kashem, 48, Osel Pramanik, 50, Atiar Rahman, 40, Rabiul Islam, 25 and Jahangir Hossain, 42.
According to the prosecution, equipped with sharp weapons the convicts attacked the house of Palash Uddin in the evening on October 5, 2014 over previous enmity. As Palash’s son Babul Hossain, 14, came to resist the attackers, they hacked him indiscriminately, leaving him critically injured.
Later, the injured was taken to Kushtia General Hospital where doctors declared him dead. Later, a case was filed against 10 people with Kumarkhali Police Station. After examining all the records and witnesses, Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal judge Munshi Md Mashia rRahman handed down the verdict.
Our correspondent adds: A tribunal here on Wednesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for violating a schoolgirl after abduction in Singair upazila 12 years ago.
The convict is Golam Mostafa, son of Mofizuddin of Sudkhira village. He was tried in absentia as he jumped bail. The court also fined him Tk 50,000. According to the prosecution, Golam Mostafa used to harass the girl on her way to and from school. As the girl’s parents complained to Mostafa’s guardians, he got angered and abducted the girl from Sudkhira Bridge area on March 15, 2007 on her way to school.
He kept her in separate places and raped her. Later, the girl was rescued by police. A case was filed with Singair Police Station on March 30, 2007 under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act.
After examining all the records and 12 witnesses, Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal judge Mohammad Ali Hossain handed down the verdict.
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