SI lands in jail in rape case

A Panchagarh court yesterday sent a sub-inspector of police to jail in a rape case after the end of his six-month bail granted by the High Court.

Judge of Panchagarh Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Mehedi Hasan passed the order rejecting the bail prayer of the accused.

A woman accused Abdul Jalil, 45, a sub-inspector of Kurigram Police Station of raping her in a case filed with the court on March 25 last year.

According to the complaint, the officer allegedly raped the woman, a widow, and was detained by the locals. He then married her but never accepted her as his wife.

As the SI dithered to accept her as his wife, the widow filed the case.

A Panchagarh court yesterday sent a sub-inspector of police to jail in a rape case after the end of his six-month bail granted by the High Court.

Judge of Panchagarh Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Mehedi Hasan passed the order rejecting the bail prayer of the accused.

A woman accused Abdul Jalil, 45, a sub-inspector of Kurigram Police Station of raping her in a case filed with the court on March 25 last year.

According to the complaint, the officer allegedly raped the woman, a widow, on June 10 and was detained by the locals. He then married her but never accepted her as his wife.

As the SI lingered to accept her as wife, the widow filed the case.