Man gets life term for raping 7-yr-old daughter
A man was sentenced to life term imprisonment yesterday for raping his seven-year-old daughter in the capital's Hazaribagh area in April 2018.
Judge Begum Sumshunnahar of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 of Dhaka handed down the sentenced in presence of the lone accused Akter Sardar at a packed courtroom, advocate Fahmida Akter Rinky, a lawyer for the victim, told The Daily Star.
The judge fined Akter Tk 50,000, in default of which he will have to stay six more months in jail, she said.
In her judgment, the judge said the prosecution was able to prove the charges against the accused beyond doubt, and the accused was given the highest punishment for his offences.
According to the case documents, Akter raped his daughter at his rented house in Hazaribagh when the complainant [victim's mother] went to a nearby house for prayers on the night of April 15, 2018.
Following the incident, a case was filed with Hazaribagh Police Station against the accused on May 3 that year.
Police arrested Akter in connection with the case, and he confessed his involvement in the crime.
On December 11 that year, police submitted the charge sheet to the court against Akter and the court framed charges on April 3, 2019.
Nine prosecution witnesses gave their depositions to the court in the case.
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