Hearing begins on DU student’s rape case
Court Correspondent :
The trial of the case filed against one Maznu in connection with the rape of a Dhaka University student in the city’s Kurmitola area, began at the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7 of Dhaka yesterday with recording the deposition of the complainant. Judge Mosammat Quamrunnahar of the tribunal recorded the depositions.
Later, the witness was cross-examined by the defence lawyer on behalf of the accused.
Court sources said the complainant narrated the incident before the tribunal and demanded exemplary
punishment for the accused. Later, the tribunal fixed today (Monday) for next hearing in the case. The court also asked the victim to appear on the same day to give her deposition.
The tribunal asked media-men not to telecast, write, or print details of the statements.
During Sunday’s hearing, the lone accused Md Majnu was produced in the tribunal. On August 26, the same tribunal framed charges against the accused in the case.
On March 16, Detective Branch Inspector Abu Bakar Siddique and Investigation Officer (IO) of the case, submitted the charge sheet against Majnu to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka.
The IO brought charges of assaulting, snatching mobile phone, wristwatch and money from the victim’s possession against the accused.
On January 5, a Dhaka University student was raped while she was walking from Kurmitola Bus Stop to a friend’s house near Shewra Rail Gate around 7:30pm after alighting from a university bus.
The next day, the girl’s father filed the case with Cantonment Police Station, accusing unknown people.
On January 8, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 30-year-old Majnu from Shewra area of the city.
The trial of the case filed against one Maznu in connection with the rape of a Dhaka University student in the city’s Kurmitola area, began at the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7 of Dhaka yesterday with recording the deposition of the complainant. Judge Mosammat Quamrunnahar of the tribunal recorded the depositions.
Later, the witness was cross-examined by the defence lawyer on behalf of the accused.
Court sources said the complainant narrated the incident before the tribunal and demanded exemplary
punishment for the accused. Later, the tribunal fixed today (Monday) for next hearing in the case. The court also asked the victim to appear on the same day to give her deposition.
The tribunal asked media-men not to telecast, write, or print details of the statements.
During Sunday’s hearing, the lone accused Md Majnu was produced in the tribunal. On August 26, the same tribunal framed charges against the accused in the case.
On March 16, Detective Branch Inspector Abu Bakar Siddique and Investigation Officer (IO) of the case, submitted the charge sheet against Majnu to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka.
The IO brought charges of assaulting, snatching mobile phone, wristwatch and money from the victim’s possession against the accused.
On January 5, a Dhaka University student was raped while she was walking from Kurmitola Bus Stop to a friend’s house near Shewra Rail Gate around 7:30pm after alighting from a university bus.
The next day, the girl’s father filed the case with Cantonment Police Station, accusing unknown people.
On January 8, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 30-year-old Majnu from Shewra area of the city.
