BANGLADESH: FIVE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE
Five men were sentenced to death by a Bangladesh court for gang raping a teenaged girl in 2002, media
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Five men were sentenced to death by a Bangladesh court for gang raping a teenaged girl in 2002, media reported.
The court of District and Sessions Judge A.K.M. Abul Kashem in Netrokona district found the five accused -- Shamim, Vikon Rongdi, Tikon Rongdi, Tapash Shema and Roop Miah -- guilty of the crime, bdnews24.com reported.
The convicts were also fined taka 25,000 (around $322) each.
On July 20, 2002, the teenaged girl was abducted and gang raped while she was heading to a relative's house, according to case documents.
The court of District and Sessions Judge A.K.M. Abul Kashem in Netrokona district found the five accused -- Shamim, Vikon Rongdi, Tikon Rongdi, Tapash Shema and Roop Miah -- guilty of the crime, bdnews24.com reported.
The convicts were also fined taka 25,000 (around $322) each.
On July 20, 2002, the teenaged girl was abducted and gang raped while she was heading to a relative's house, according to case documents.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: IANS, 25/02/2015)
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