Man gets life imprisonment for raping a minor girl in Meherpur

Man gets life imprisonment for raping a minor girl in Meherpur

MEHERPUR, November 28, 2024 (BSS) – A court here today sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a minor girl in Mujibnagar upazila of the district in 2023.

District Tribunal for Repression Prevention for Women and Children Judge Touhidul Islam handed down the sentence to Taslem Uddin, 60, a native of Bhaberpara village in the upazila.

The court also fined Taslem Uddin Taka 50,000 euros, failing which he will be jailed for six months.

According to the prosecution, Taslem Uddin raped the minor girl in a banana garden in Bhaberpara village on October 22, 2023. After the incident, the girl’s mother filed a case in the Meherpur tribunal.

Through witnesses and evidence, the court issued the order, said plaintiff’s lawyer Rokeya.