Double life sentence for man who abducted and raped teenager
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A Natore court on Sunday sentenced a youth to two life terms in prison for abducting and raping a schoolgirl in Naldanga upazila of Natore.
The convict is Hafizul Islam.
Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Muhammad Abdur Rahim passed the verdict.
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The court also fined the convict Tk 40,000 and ordered him to pay the same to the victim; he will have to serve 60 years in prison.
Public Prosecutor Sirajul Islam said Hafiz and his accomplices abducted and raped a seventh-grader at Bangalkholshi High School in Naldanga upazila on 13 September 2019.
Later, after the victim's father, Asmat Mandal, filed a case, police rescued the victim from Jashore and arrested him.
