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REMAND-RAPIST-IMAM
Rapist Imam placed on remand
DHAKA, July 23, 2019 (BSS) – A Dhaka court today placed an Imam accused of raping several women and children threatening them with retribution of Jinns, on remand for a day.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Masud Ur Rahman passed the order as police produced Idris Ahmed, 42, before his court and prayed for a 10-day remand.
Acting on a complaint made by an alleged victim, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-1 arrested Idris on July 21 from Syednagar area under Dhakhinkhan Police Station in the capital. Police found videos of his heinous crime on his mobile phone.
In a press briefing on July 22, RAB-1 commander Lt Colonel Sarwar Bin Kashem said apart from working as an Imam at a local mosque, Idris used to teach at a Dhakhinkhan Madrasa.
“He raped many women and teenage girls, threatening them with vengeance of Jinns, if they revealed their suffering to anyone else,” the RAB official said.
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