A court in Naogaon has sentenced two individuals to life imprisonment for kidnapping and gang-raping a woman under the false promise of marriage. Additionally, each convict has been fined one lakh taka, with an additional six months of non-labor imprisonment in case of non-payment.
The verdict was delivered on Sunday afternoon by Judge Mehedi Hasan Talukdar of the Naogaon Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2, who also serves as the District and Sessions Judge.
The convicted individuals are Isaak (50) and Tukku Sardar (52), both residents of Chak-Abarsh village in Naogaon Sadar Upazila.
According to court sources, on March 12, 2001, Isaak and Tukku Sardar kidnapped a woman from Chak-Abarsh village, luring her with a false promise of marriage, and subsequently gang-raped her. Following the charges of kidnapping and gang rape, the court sentenced both accused to life imprisonment with hard labor and imposed a fine of one lakh taka each, with an additional six months of non-labor imprisonment if the fine remains unpaid. The judge also ordered that the fine amount be paid to the victim.
The verdict was announced in a crowded courtroom with both accused present, and they were subsequently sent to prison. The public prosecutor, Advocate Rezaul Karim, expressed satisfaction with the verdict, while the defense counsel indicated plans to appeal the decision in a higher court.
