Staff Reporter :
A Khulna court has accepted a gang rape case against five officers of Khulna Government Railway Police (GRP) Station, a day after it said it would not be able to over jurisdictional issue.
Judge Md Mohiduzzaman of the Women and Children
Repression Prevention Tribunal-3 on Monday took the case into cognisance after questioning the victim woman for over 30 minutes during a hearing, said the plaintiff’s lawyer Md Mominul Islam.
He said, the court also ordered the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to look into the allegations, but did not set any date for the probe report submission.
However, police are obligated to submit their findings in court within 60 days in line with the current laws.
After a medical report confirmed her sexual violation, the gang-rape victim on Sunday (September 22) had filed a formal complaint against the five railway policemen at the tribunal.
Advocate Mominul Islam submitted the documents in court on behalf and in the presence of the victim.
Mominul said, “The victim’s medical report mentioned that all signs of her rape have been found… We will now move [the court] for DNA tests.”
The reported gang rape took place inside the GRP station at night of August 2 and early hours of August 3, after the woman was detained on theft charges from Phultola Railway Station.
A Khulna court has accepted a gang rape case against five officers of Khulna Government Railway Police (GRP) Station, a day after it said it would not be able to over jurisdictional issue.
Judge Md Mohiduzzaman of the Women and Children
Repression Prevention Tribunal-3 on Monday took the case into cognisance after questioning the victim woman for over 30 minutes during a hearing, said the plaintiff’s lawyer Md Mominul Islam.
He said, the court also ordered the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to look into the allegations, but did not set any date for the probe report submission.
However, police are obligated to submit their findings in court within 60 days in line with the current laws.
After a medical report confirmed her sexual violation, the gang-rape victim on Sunday (September 22) had filed a formal complaint against the five railway policemen at the tribunal.
Advocate Mominul Islam submitted the documents in court on behalf and in the presence of the victim.
Mominul said, “The victim’s medical report mentioned that all signs of her rape have been found… We will now move [the court] for DNA tests.”
The reported gang rape took place inside the GRP station at night of August 2 and early hours of August 3, after the woman was detained on theft charges from Phultola Railway Station.
