A Chittagong court yesterday, in separate verdicts, pronounced life term for two persons and fined Tk50,000 each on charges of raping a seven- year-old girl and a young woman.
The judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-1, Md Rezaul Karim, passed the order against Sirajul Islam and Abdul Hai. Public Prosecutor Jesmin Akter of the tribunal said, Sirajul, of Firingi Bazar area under Kotwali police station in the city, had a love affair with the victim and violated her on September 8, 2013 in promise of marriage.
The victim lodged a case with the Kotwali police station on October 9, 2013 when Sirajul refused to marry her. Police submitted charge sheet against the accused on November 30 of the same year following by charge framing on February 16 of 2014. Sirajul has been absconding since then.
In another case, Hai, of Boalkhali upazila, raped a class-two madrassa girl on December 5, 2011. Victim’s mother lodged a case with Boalkhali police station on that day in this connection.
Police submitted the charge sheet against the accused on February 11, 2012 while the court framed charge on April 4, 2012. The court sentenced the verdict after hearing seven witnesses. The verdict was pronounced in presence of the accused.
The PP said the charges against the accused were proved beyond doubt.
