Man sentenced to life in prison for raping child in Joypurhat
A Joypurhat court today sentenced a man to life in prison in a case filed for raping a child in 2015.
Joypurhat Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Rustam Ali gave the verdict in presence of the convict Jahurul Islam (23) today.
The court gave the verdict after taking in account all the evidences and testimonies of the witnesses in the case, said Firoza Chowdhury, public prosecutor.
The rapist was also fined Tk 1 lakh, in default of which he would have to serve one additional year in jail in the case filed by the victim's father.
The victim was playing alone in front of her house in Panchbibi upazila when the convict took her to a place nearby and raped her, according to the case statement, reports our Dinajpur correspondent.
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