A Munshiganj court on Thursday sentenced a man to death for killing a teenage girl after rape in 2018.
The condemned convict is Md Khokon, 35, owner of a tailoring shop and son of Babul Mia of Sirajdikhan upazila of the district.
Munshiganj Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Faizunnesa handed down the punishment. The court also sentenced him to seven years imprisonment for hiding the body and fined him Tk 7,000.
According to the prosecution, 17-year-old Laila Akter Limu went to a tailoring shop named ‘Dorji Ghar’ at Chan Super Market of Baroikhali Bazar in Srinagar upazila of the district to make a dress for her on August 28, 2018.
Khokon kept the girl confined tactfully to his shop and violated her. He then killed the girl after strangulating her and dumped the body in the Icchamoti River.
On August 31, local people spotted the body of Limu. Later police arrested Khokon.
Abdul Matin, father of Limu. filed a case with Srinagar Police.
After examining records and witnesses, Munshiganj Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Faizunnesa pronounced the verdict.
