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Pirojpur man to die for raping, killing niece


Bangladeshpost
Published : 01 Aug 2019 06:22 PM | Updated : 07 Sep 2020 02:20 AM

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A Pirojpur court on Thursday sentenced a man to death for killing his niece after rape.

The convict, 60-year-old Nur Mohammad, is resident of Noli Tulatala village at Mathbaria upazila in the district. The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal also fined him Tk1 lakh.

According to the prosecution, the convict took his niece Amena, 14, to a bamboo groove on March 21, 2010, where he raped the victim.

Nur later clubbed the girl to death when she threatened to inform others about the incident and dumped her body in a nearby canal.

Locals later recovered the body and informed police. Amena’s mother Fatema filed a case with the incident. Police submitted charge sheet against the convict on May 31, 2010. Nur had also confessed to his crimes before the court.