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3 witnesses testify in Wari child rape, murder case
DHAKA, Feb 12, 2020 (BSS) – Three new prosecution witnesses today testified in the case filed over the rape and subsequent murder of seven-year-old Samia Afrin Saima in the capital’s Wari area on July 5.
Saima’s neighbors Md Masum, Humayun Kabir and friend of her elder sister Rashedul Islam testified at Dhaka 1st Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal today and were cross examined afterwards.
After the end of today’s hearing, Judge Qazi Abdul Hannan adjourned the proceedings till February 19. The sole accused Harun-ur Rashid was present at the court during today’s hearing.
Saima’s father Abdus Salam filed the case under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act with Wari Police Station on July 6, 2019, and police on July 7 managed to arrest alleged killer Harun-ur Rashid from Comilla.
Dhaka 1st Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal framed charges against Harun on January 2, 2020.
Saima, nursery-grade student of Silverdale School went missing after going out to play in the afternoon on July 5. Her body was found on the 8th floor of their under construction building at 8pm, with a rope still wrapped around her neck.
It was found later that the little girl was brutally raped by Harun and the killer dragged her lifeless body by tying a rope around her neck and took it to the kitchen of that vacant flat and fled the scene.
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