Rapist gets life

A court here yesterday sentenced a youth to life imprisonment for raping a woman in 2004.

The lifer is Farid Miah, 31, son of Lebu Miah of Santa Gopalpur village in Barhatta upazila.

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According to the prosecution, Farid raped the woman with a promise to marry her on April 15 in 2004.

The victim later filed a case with Barhatta Police Station against Farid in this connection.

After examining witnesses and evidence, Judge AKM Abul Kashem of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal found him guilty and pronounced the verdict.