Two jailed for stalking
A mobile court in Habiganj district yesterday sentenced two young men to jail (on different terms) for stalking a female worker. The convicts are Kawsar Miah of village Paschhim Gailghata under Kuliarchar upazila in Kishoreganj and Alkas Mia of Paragaon in Baniachang upazila of Habiganj district. Police said the two attempted to sexually assault a worker of Abed Foundation, an NGO, at about 11:30 in the morning. As the victim raised a hue and cry, some pedestrians caught Kawsar, while his companion Alkas managed to escape. Later, they were handed over to the police, who produced them before the magistrate court. Upazila Nirbahi Officer Devjyoti Sinha handed down the punishment.
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