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Hearing of DU student rape case adjourned till Oct 11
DHAKA, Oct 5, 2020 (BSS) – A Dhaka court today adjourned till October 11 the hearing of a case lodged over the rape of a Dhaka University student in capital’s Kurmitola area.
Judge Begum Mosammat Kamrunnahar of Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7 passed the order after examining three new prosecution witnesses in the case.
Eleven out of total 21 witnesses have testified in the case so far. The court on August 26 framed charge against sole accused Majnu.
Earlier, Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) filed charge-sheet in the case on March 16.
The student of Dhaka University was raped on the evening of January 5, and her father filed the case with Cantonment Police Station the next day.
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on January 7 managed to detain the culprit Majnu and the victim too later identified him.
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