Elderly man jailed for rape of schoolgirl
An elderly man was jailed for rape on Thursday while two youths were punished for stalking yesterday and the day before.
A court sentenced an elderly man to life term imprisonment in Satkhira on Thursday for violating an eight-year-old girl in 2008, reports our correspondent.
The court also fined Khondokar Omed Ali, 65, of Nagarghata village in Tala upazila Tk 20,000, in default, to suffer three months more RI.
The prosecution story, in brief, is that Omed Ali took the girl to his house at Nagarghata on December 1 in 2008 and raped her.
As the girl raised a hue and cry, villagers rushed to the spot and rescued the victim and sent her to Sadar hospital in critical condition.
The victim's father later filed a case with Patkelghata PS accusing Omed Ali.
Besides, a youth was sentenced to six months' simple imprisonment for stalking a teenage schoolgirl at Chingrikhali in Shyamnagar upazila of the district yesterday.
Shyamnagar upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) Sabbir Ahmed, also the executive magistrate, who led the mobile court, delivered the judgment after hearing both sides.
Convict Uttam Kumar Mondal, 21, is son of Sukumar Mondal of Saidalipur village in the upazila.
Mobile court sources said, Uttam used to stalk the class nine student of Chingrikhali High School on her way to school and home.
The convict waylaid the girl while she was going to school yesterday morning. As she raised a hue and cry, local people rushed there and caught Uttam red-handed and handed him over to the law enforcers.
Our Kushtia correspondent adds: A mobile court sentenced a young man to one year's imprisonment at Mongolbaria in the town for stalking on Friday evening.
Convict Atair Rahman alias Ati, 25, is son of Motiar of the same village.
Police and locals said Ati used to stalk an HSC student of Kushtia Government College on her way to college and home.
On the day, when the girl went to a nearby shop at Mongolbaria bazar to buy something at about 4:30 pm, Ati made an indecent proposal. The girl cried for help and locals caught Ati on the spot and informed police.
Later the mobile court led by Kushtia Sadar upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) Mamtaz Begum handed down the punishment.
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