A Tangail court on Monday sentenced six men to life imprisonment with hard labour for gang-raping a housewife in Delduar upazila.
Judge A N M Ilias of the Tangail Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal delivered the verdict around noon.
The convicts are: Rajon Mia, son of Hazrat Ali of Mangalhor village; Md Rifat, son of Majnu Mia; Abdur Rouf, son of Md Mobarak; Amir Hamza, son of Md Nilu Mia of Payla Paschimpara in Tangail Sadar; Al Amin, son of Nurul Islam of Pauli village in Kalihati; and Biplob Mia, son of late Siraj Mia of Pathrail village in Delduar.
The court also fined each of them Tk1 lakh, with an additional one year of imprisonment without hard labour if they fail to pay the fine.
Tangail public prosecutor Omrao Khan Dipu confirmed the matter.
According to the case statement, the victim went to her aunt’s house in Atia village of Delduar on October 29, 2024. She had borrowed Tk50,000 from her aunt due to a family dispute.
That night, while she was on her way to Madarjani, the accused allegedly forced her into an office room of Mohan Textile Mill and raped her in turns. They also took her mobile phone and Tk50,000 from her purse.
Police rescued her after receiving a call through the national emergency service 999.
The following day, she filed a case with Delduar Police Station. After investigation, Inspector (Unarmed) Azizul Haque Howlader submitted a charge sheet to the court.
Omrao Khan Dipu said the court delivered the verdict after a lengthy hearing and recording statements from witnesses, as the charges against the accused were proven.
The convicts were sent to Tangail District Jail after the verdict.