Beauty rape, murder: Key accused remanded
Babul Mia, the main accused in the case filed over the rape and murder of Beauty Akter, is held on March 31, 2018. Photo: Star
A Habiganj court today placed Babul Mia, main accused in Beauty rape and murder case, in the custody of law enforcers for a five-day remand interrogation.
Judicial Magistrate Asma Begum gave the order when police produced Babul before the court seeking 10-day remand, our Moulvibazar correspondent reports.
Mohammad Manikul Islam, investigation officer of the case and officer-in-charge of Shayestaganj Police Station, confirmed the development.
Teenage girl Beauty, 16, went missing from Habiganj on March 16 and police recovered her body the next day. She was allegedly being stalked by Babul Mia and his friends.
Babul was arrested yesterday (March 31), 15 days after the incident.
Victim's father Sayed Ali, a day labourer, filed a rape and abduction case against 11 people including Babul Mia and his mother, a local UP member, with Habiganj Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal.
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