A mobile court in Patuakhali convicted two stalkers for sexually harassing a girl while another court in Dinajpur convicted a man for raping a teenage girl in two days, court sources said.
In Patuakhali, a mobile court sentenced two youths to one year and six months' imprisonment on Monday evening for sexually harassing a girl in the district town, according to our correspondent.
Convicts Sanu Howlader, 35, hailed from Bahalgachia village and Hemayet alias Sekander, 38, hailed from Thengai village in Sadar upazila.
Sanu was awarded one year imprisonment and fined Tk 5,000, in default, to suffer two months more imprisonment while Hemayet was jailed for six months and fined Tk 3,000, in default, to suffer one month more imprisonment.
Police said, the two entered into a rented house at Muslimpara in the town at about 9:00pm and tried to harass a schoolgirl in absence of her parents by showing obscene video on their mobile phone.
As the girl started a hue and cry, neighbours came to the spot and caught both the youths and informed police.
After arrest, police handed them over to a mobile court. Executive magistrate Md Saiful Islam delivered the judgement.
Both the culprits were sent to jail at night.
In Dinajpur, a court yesterday convicted a man to life term imprisonment for raping a teenage girl after abduction while she was on way to school, court sources said.
Convict Ziaur Rahman is son of Mahtab Uddin of Nanderail village in Chirirbandar upazila.
The court also fined him Tk10,000, in default, to suffer one year more in jail, reports our correspondent.
According to prosecution, Ziaur Rahman abducted teenaged Mohsina Khatun and daughter of Md Abdul Matin of the same village while she was on way to school and raped her on December 16, 2002.
Victim's father filed a case with Chirirbandar police station accusing him on December 18.
Source : The Daily Star
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