A Kushtia court on Wednesday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for raping a minor girl.
The convict is Jamal Uddin, 42, son of late Abul Hashem of Magura district.
Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Munshi Mohammad Moshiar Rahman delivered the verdict around 1:30pm. The court also filed him Tk 100,000.
According to case statement, taking the advantage, Jamal allured the minor girl to his house with chocolates and violated her there on October 9, 2010.
After the incident, victim's mother filed a rape case with Kushtia Model Police Station on the same day.
However, the justice passed the verdict without the presence of the accused after examining all the records, reports UNB.
