6 to die for raping female worker in Narsingdi
A Narsingdi court today sentenced six people to death for raping a female worker of a private firm in Palash upazila in 2013.
The convicts are Ashiqur Rahman, 35, Ilias, 21, Rumin, 20, Robin, 22, Ebrahim, 22, and Abdur Rahman, 24. All are residents of Baghpara village of the upazila.
The court also fined them Tk 1 lakh each.
According to the prosecution, the victim, an employee of Pran Group, was returning home from her workplace at Bhatpara village around 2:00pm on May 23, 2013. As she reached near Janata Mill gate, the six convicts intercepted her, forcibly took her to a desolate spot and raped her by turns.
Later, an employee of her firm filed a rape case with Palash Police Station in connection with the incident.
After examining records and 12 witnesses, Shamim Ahmed, Judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal of Narsingdi, handed down the verdict.
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