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| Two get 60 years for kidnapping, raping neighbour |
| 2015-09-09 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] A Chittagong court yesterday sentenced two people to 60 years' jail terms each on charges of kidnapping and raping a girl -- their neighbour -- in 2001. Chittagong Women and Children Oppression Prevention Tribunal 1 Judge Md Rezaul Karim also fined the accused -- Md Yakub Ali and Md Mamum -- Tk1.5 lakh each, said prosecutor advocate Jesmin Akhter. The accused were sent to jail following the verdict. Jesmin Akhter said the court handed down the sentence under two sections of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act as the charges were proved beyond any doubt. Five witnesses out of 11 testified in the case. According to the case documents, Yakub and Mamun on May 21, 2001 went in front of the victim's house around 8pm at Dwip Choroti area in Satkania upazila and called her. As the two perpetrators were known to the victim, she came out of her residence. Later the two kidnapped her from there and took her to the port city. They hid the girl in different places of the city and raped her repeatedly. Police later rescued the girl and incarcerated You have the right to remain silent... the two men for kidnapping and rape. On May 28, 2001, the victim's brother lodged a case with Satkania cop shoppe accusing the two men. Police submitted the charge sheet before court on August 3, 2001 and the court framed the charges against the two on February 5, 2002. And here it is only thirteen years later. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Md Yakub Ali and Md Mamum "Your honor, by the beard of... yourself, we were only playing Mohammed... it was a difficult case... requiring several treatments." |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2015-09-09 02:28 |