DHAKA, Nov 5, 2020 (BSS) – A court here today set November 12 to start placing arguments in a case lodged over the rape of a Dhaka University student in the capital’s Kurmitola area, with the end of deposition of prosecution witnesses (PWs).
Judge Begum Mosammat Kamrunnahar of Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7 passed the order as three new PWs, including the investigation officer (IO) testified in the case today. The witnesses were later cross-examined by the defence.
Twenty prosecution witnesses out of the total 21 testified in the case.
The court on August 26 framed charge against sole accused Majnu in the case.
Earlier, Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) filed charge-sheet in the case on March 16, making a total 16 people as witnesses.
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.