Jhenaidah: The court sentenced Harishankarpur Union Parishad (UP) Chairman Khandkar Farukuzzaman Farid to life imprisonment in the rape case of Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila. At the same time, he has been fined five lakh taka, and in default of payment he has been sentenced to another six months rigorous imprisonment.
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On Tuesday (May 28) in the afternoon, Judge (District and Sessions Judge) of Women and Child Torture Tribunal of Jhenaidah. Mizanur Rahman gave this verdict. At that time, the accused was present in the court. Â
Convicted UP chairman Farid is the son of Amiruzzaman, a village khondkar of Narahridra village. He currently resides in Dhopaghata Bridge neighborhood of Jhenaidah city. Â
According to the court verdict, on April 15, 2022, Khandkar Farukuzzaman raped a woman who was seeking justice in Narsinghpur village of Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila, Farid's home village, by consuming drugs. In this incident, on April 19, the victim woman filed a case at Jhenaidah Sadar Police Station. Farid married the woman to escape the rape case and divorced her sitting at the same table. The victim woman is a resident of Paglakanai union near Jhenaidah town.
On the basis of evidence, the court found her guilty under Section 9(1) of the Women and Child Abuse Prevention Act, 2000, and sentenced her to life imprisonment and a fine of five lakh taka, in default of which she was sentenced to six months of rigorous imprisonment.
In this case, Nazrul Islam, the son of Yunus Munsi of Huda Bakri village, the driver of Farid's car, was acquitted as he was not found guilty. Advocate Bazlur Rahman for the state and Advocate Nekbar Ali handled the case for the accused.
Jhenaidah: The court sentenced Harishankarpur Union Parishad (UP) Chairman Khandkar Farukuzzaman Farid to life imprisonment in the rape case of Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila. At the same time, he has been fined five lakh taka, and in default of payment he has been sentenced to another six months rigorous imprisonment.
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On Tuesday (May 28) in the afternoon, Judge (District and Sessions Judge) of Women and Child Torture Tribunal of Jhenaidah. Mizanur Rahman gave this verdict. At that time, the accused was present in the court. Â
Convicted UP chairman Farid is the son of Amiruzzaman, a village khondkar of Narahridra village. He currently resides in Dhopaghata Bridge neighborhood of Jhenaidah city. Â
According to the court verdict, on April 15, 2022, Khandkar Farukuzzaman raped a woman who was seeking justice in Narsinghpur village of Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila, Farid's home village, by consuming drugs. In this incident, on April 19, the victim woman filed a case at Jhenaidah Sadar Police Station. Farid married the woman to escape the rape case and divorced her sitting at the same table. The victim woman is a resident of Paglakanai union near Jhenaidah town.
On the basis of evidence, the court found her guilty under Section 9(1) of the Women and Child Abuse Prevention Act, 2000, and sentenced her to life imprisonment and a fine of five lakh taka, in default of which she was sentenced to six months of rigorous imprisonment.
In this case, Nazrul Islam, the son of Yunus Munsi of Huda Bakri village, the driver of Farid's car, was acquitted as he was not found guilty. Advocate Bazlur Rahman for the state and Advocate Nekbar Ali handled the case for the accused.