A court in here on Tuesday sentenced two people to life term imprisonment over gang rape of a mother and her daughter in Chunarughat upazila of the district in 2020.
Judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 Mohammad Jahidul Haque pronounced the verdict this afternoon. The court also fined them Taka 1, 00,000 each.
The convicts are Shakil Ahmed, 22, son of Safiq Mia of Jivadharchhara village in Chunarughat upazila of the district, and Salauddin, 20, son of Husan Ali of the same village.
According to the case details, at the night on October 2, 2020, the accused sneaked into the victim’s house in Garamchari village of Chunarughat upazila and raped the mother and her daughter.
Later, the victim filed a case with Chunarughat Police Station accusing three persons – Shakil Ahmed, Salauddin and Harun Prakash Rana.
Later, police submitted charge-sheet against them on June 20, 2022.
After examining witnesses, the court found them guilty and handed down the punishment today.
A case against Harun Prakash Rana (underage), the other accused in the case, is pending in the child court, sources said.
Public Prosecutor (PP) Advocate Abul Manchu Chowdhury confirmed the matter.
