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One gets life for rape

Our Correspondent, Netrakona
Netrakona District and Sessions Judge Zahurul Haque yesterday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment and fined Tk 10 thousand, in default, to suffer six months more in jail for abduction and rape of a minor girl. Convict Shamin Mia,24, is son of Nur Hossain of village Kaliara-Gabragati under Sadar upzaila. According to prosecution story, when Lutfunnahar Eli,13, daughter of Lutfar Rahman of village Khar Bangla under same upazila came out of house in the evening of July 2, 2006, Shamin Mia abducted her and took her to Dhaka and raped her there several times. Eli's father later filed a case with Netrakona police station accusing Shamin.