Rape case against suspended ASP warrant issued

Rape

A Dhaka tribunal Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against Sohel Uddin Prince, a suspended Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), in a case filed against him on the charge of raping a woman in February 2021.

Accepting the charges, Judge Md Al Mamun of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal of Dhaka passed the order.

The tribunal directed the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Ramna Model Police Station to submit report on the execution of the order against the accused by August 17.

According to the case statement, the victim, who was in relationship with the ASP, went to the Ramna Police Officers’ Mess around 7:00pm on February 4, 2021 and was raped there by the accused at gun point.

Following the incident, the victim filed a case against Sohel with the tribunal on November 23 of last year.

After a hearing, the tribunal ordered the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) of Dhaka to conduct a judicial inquiry into the matter and submit a report.

A Metropolitan Magistrate conducted a judicial inquiry and found the incident true. The Magistrate then sent the inquiry report to the tribunal for the next course of action.

Earlier, the accused was sued by his wife on charge of torturing her for Tk 10 lakh dowry, following which he was suspended. - Special Correspondent