A court in Khulna on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term rigorous imprisonment in a rape case of a 14-year-old girl.
The court also fined him Tk 50 thousand for raping the girl and Tk 25 thousand for kidnapping her.
According to the prosecution, the convicted person kidnapped the girl from Ishak Road under Jessore Sadar police station on September 24, 2009 and raped her. The police rescued her from Kaliganj upazila in Jhinaidh after one month of abduction and arrested Shishir.
The victim's father lodged a case with the Jessor Sadar thana in this connection on the day. Sub-inspector of the thana, Mustafizur Rahman, submitted charge sheet against eight persons before the court on November 27, 2009.
After examining the records and witnesses, judge Md Sekandar Ali of Khulna Speedy trial Tribunal delivered the verdict on Monday against Shishir Ghosh and released other seven as the allegation against them was not proved, court sources said.
Source : New Age
