Three get life for raping schoolgirl in Manikganj
A court here yesterday sentenced three people to life imprisonment for raping a schoolgirl at Uthali village under Shibalaya upazila of the district.
The convicts are Bipul Kumar Kundu, 35, son of Prafullo Kundu, Gour Chandra Saha, 42, and Porimal Chandra Saha, sons of Noni Gopal Saha of the village. They were tried in absentia.
The court also fined them Tk 25 thousand each.
Judge Hasina Raushan Jahan of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal handed down the verdict.
According to the prosecution, Bipul Kumar Kundu with the help of Gour Chandra Saha and Porimal Chandra Saha, abducted the Class X student while she was on her way to visit her ailing grandmother at Manikganj Sadar Hospital at noon on September 22, 2006. Later, Bipul raped her in a house in the area.
Victim's mother filed a rape case with the tribunal the same day, accusing the three.
Police could not arrest the prime accused Bipul yet. Gour and Porimal were arrested soon after filing of the case, but were released on bail 17 days after the arrest. They have been absconding since then.
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