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A court for the repression of the abuse of women and children has sentenced a witness to life imprisonment in a case of gang rape in Barguna. At the same time, a fine of 50,000 taka and one more year in prison for non-payment has been issued. The defendants in this case have been acquitted.
Judge of the Court of Repression of the Abuse of Women and Children of Barguna and District Judge on Sunday. Hafizur Rahman gave the verdict.
The convicted “witness” is Emadul Haque, a former UP member from Bainchatki village in Patharghata upazila of Barguna district.
Those acquitted are Mohsin, son of Khabir Ghazi from the same village, and Moazzem, son of Ahed Khan. All of the convicted and acquitted defendants were present in court when the verdict was announced.
According to the sources in the case, on February 19, 2015, a housewife from the same village filed a complaint of gang rape against the defendant acquitted at the Barguna Court for the Repression of Abuse of Women and Children. Emadul Haque, convicted in that case, was witness number four.
The first accusation was that the acquitted defendant gang-raped his tenth-class daughter on the night of February 16, 2015. But the investigating officer said. Rafiqul Islam filed a charge sheet against the convicted defendant Emadul Haque on July 8, 2015.
Later, the plaintiff in the case learned that the acquitted defendant had a dispute with the convicted person. For this reason, the convicted Emadul Haque raped the plaintiff’s daughter and helped to bring a false case against the acquitted defendant. The convicted defendant was made a witness in the case at that time.
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