Rapist brought to book after 11yrs
A rapist was served life-term imprisonment in Rangpur yesterday, 11 years after committing the crime.
According to the verdict, he will also have to bear all the necessary expenses of the child born out of rape and recognise the child as his own. The child will also be eligible to inherit all his properties. If the convict has no property, the state would take responsibility of the child, it added.
Md Rokonuzzaman, the judge of Women and Children Oppression Prevention Tribunal-2, delivered the verdict in presence of the convict, Abul Kalam (45), of Pirgachha upazila in a packed courtroom. He was also fined Tk 1 lakh.
According to the case statement, the victim, who is speech-impaired, is a relative of the convict. On December 1 in 2008, Kalam took her to a house and raped the 18-year-old. Later, she became pregnant.
The girl identified Kalam as the rapist. He, however, denied it. She gave birth to a child on September 9 in 2009.
Her father filed a case with Pirgachha Police Station on September 16 that year. In December, Abdus Samad Sarkar, erstwhile SI of the police station, filed a charge sheet.
Public prosecutor Jahangir Hossain said DNA tests of the child and Kalam were held, which also confirmed it.
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