Our Correspondent :
A Kushtia court on Sunday sentenced a man to life in prison for raping a housewife in 2019.
Judge Md Moshiar Rahman of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal pronounced the order with the convict Md Jewel present in the dock.
The court also fined the convict Tk 1 lakh in addition. He will have to serve six more months’ rigorous imprisonment if he fails to pay the fine.
According to the prosecution Jewel raped the victim when she was alone in the house on October 3 in 2019.
Later, victim’s husband lodged a case with Kumarkhali Police Station in this connection.
On November 28, 2019, police submitted chargesheet against Jewel.
