NAOGAON, Aug 29, 2023 (BSS) - A court here today sentenced a man to life-term

imprisonment and another one to 14 years jail in two separate rape cases
filed in the district.

Judge of Naogaon Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 Md
Mehedi Hasan Talukder handed down the verdict to Abdus Salam, 50, hailed from
Uttor Durgapur village in Dhamoirhat upazila and Sumon Hossain, 25, a
resident of Chak Chapai village in Nagaon sadar upazila.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that on June 5 in 2019 the convict Abdus
Salam seduced a minor girl and brought her at his house at Uttor Durgapur
village and raped her there.

Following the incident, victim's father filed a case with Dhamoirhat Thana.
Police pressed the charge-sheet accusing him later.

Testifying witnesses and evidences the court sentenced Abdus Salam to life-
term imprisonment. The court also fined him Taka 50,000, in default, to
suffer three-month more in jail.

Besides, in another case, the court sentenced Sumon Mia to 14 years jail as
he abducted a 12-year old girl in front of Vashnagar Malongsha Dimukhi
Madrasa on August 13 in 2022 and raped her.

After the incident, the girl's brother filed a case with Naogaon Sadar Thana,
said special Public Prosecutor (PP) Md Mokbul Hossain.

The court also fined Sumon Taka 50,000.