NAOGAON, July 31, 2025 (BSS) - A court here today in two separate judgments awarded death penalty to two persons for murdering a school student and life-term imprisonment to another two persons in rape and pornography charges in the district. 

Judge of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 of Naogaon Mehedi Hassan Talukder delivered the judgment in a crowded court room in presence of all of the convicts. 

The death penalty awardees are-Mishu,19, and Pinky,30. However, the court also awarded 10 years detention for Hujaifa and Saju Ahmed in the case as their age was less than 18 years.  

The life-term convicts in rape and pornography case are-Morshedul Islam, 35 and Rabiul Islam,38. One Sultana Parvin was acquitted from the charge as her involvement in the case was not proved undauntedly. 

Besides, the court fined Taka 50,000 to each of the death penalty awardees and Taka one lakh to each of the life-term imprisoned persons, in default, they would have to suffer another six months of imprisonment.

The prosecution story of the abduction and murder case in brief was that the convicts kidnapped one Nazmul, a school student of Khodail village under Badolgachhi upazila of the district on November 7 in 2020.

The abductors demanded Taka 15,00,000 from the father of Nazmul as ransom. As the father of the accused failed to pay the ransom, the abductors killed Nazmul and left the body to a roadside ditch near Akkelpur rail gate in a plastic bag. 

Later, father of the deceased, filed a case with Badolgachhi Thana and police later submitted charge sheet of the case to the court. The court cross examined a total of 20 prosecution witnesses during the trial and finally delivered the judgment today.

In another case, convict Rabiul Islam raped a girl of Chalk Debiram village under Manda upazila alluring her to marry, taking her to the house of Morshedul Islam of Balu Bazar village of the same upazila on February 15 in 2010. 

Rabiul also videoed the scene of rape and preserved it with him. As Rabiul refused to marry her, the girl got married to another young man of the area with the consent of her family. Rabiul then sent the video of the rape to the husband of the victim. Later, the husband divorced her. 

After several months, the victim got married with another young man of Bikrampur area of Munshiganj district but Rabiul again sent the same video to the second husband of the victim. As a result, the second husband sent back the victim to her father saying she needs legal advice.

The victim later lodged a complaint to the tribunal and the tribunal instructed the Manda Thana police to investigate into the allegations. Manda Police later submitted reports against Rabiul and Morshedul to the tribunal. 

The tribunal during the trial examined 12 prosecution witnesses of the case and finally awarded the judgment today.

Special Prosecutor of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Advocate Rezaul Karim expressed his satisfaction over the judgments of both the cases.