A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced a man to seven years in jail for spreading an offensive picture of a housewife through mobile phone. The convict Shohag Mollah was a resident of Nagarkanda upazila of Faridpur. The victim was also from the same upazila.
Judge KM Shamsul Alam of Dhaka Cyber Tribunal delivered the verdict and also fined Shohag Tk1 lakh in default to suffer six months more in jail.
According to the case statement, Shohag used to give the housewife propositions for engaging in an illicit relationship with him. However, when the woman refused, on March 8, 2013, the accused tried to rape her after entering her house forcibly. But his attempt went unsuccessful as locals came to her rescue hearing the woman’s screams.
On March 13, the accused made an offensive picture of the victim and spread it through mobile phone. The victim filed a case with Nagarkanda police station. The case was then shifted to Dhaka Cyber Tribunal.
