Youth gets bail after marrying victim in Ctg

An alleged rapist, who was in jail for raping a school girl, got interim bail on Sunday after he married the victim at the court premises in Chattogram.

Chattogram District and Sessions Judge Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan granted bail on the condition of marrying the victim, said District public prosecutor (PP) Sheikh Iftekhar Saimul Chowdhury

The accused Md Sakib, 22, son of Syed Nuru of Akbarshah Ghona in Banshkhali upazila.

The accused, Sakib, was arrested on April 13 in a case filed with Banshkhali police on charges of raping the girl on the pretext of marriage.

According to court sources, Shakib had a love affair with the victim. But the victim’s family did not accept the affair and threatened him.

On April 11, the victim was picked up by the accused and taken to an isolated place when she was returning home from school and raped.

On April 13, the victim’s mother filed a case at Banshkhali police station accusing Sakib and his parents.