Hena Whipped to Death
2 accused denied bail
A Shariatpur court yesterday rejected bail of two accused in connection with the second case filed after rape victim Hena Akhtar was whipped to death following a fatwa in January.
District Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Fazlur Rahman rejected the bail petition filed on February 22 seeking bail of UP member Idris Sheikh and Ala Box Karati.
The court ordered the authority concerned to send the accused to jail.
Five other accused who are also in the jail were on the dock. They are 'rapist' Mahbub, his wife Shilpi, local imam Mafiz Uddin, Latif Meer Malat and Joynal Meer Malaot
The court fixed March 23 for hearing of the case.
Hena's mother Aklima Begum broke into tears before the yesterday's court.
“I want punishment to those who have killed my daughter in brutal torture,” Aklima told the journalists.
Fifteen-year-old Hena was flogged to death following a fatwa (religious edict) at Chamta in Naria, Shariatpur in January.
Later on February 2, Hena's father Darbesh Kha filed a murder case accusing 18 people.
On February 11, In line with a High Court order, victim's mother filed a fresh case in connection with the death of the rape victim against the same accused on five charges, which were not mentioned in the first case.
The charges are rape, abduction, hatching conspiracy, holding unlawful assembly and torture. The court gave the order after a re-autopsy found marks of injuries on all over the Hena's body, which were not found in the first autopsy report.
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