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Fugitive convict in rape case held in city
RAB personnel arrested a man, who is convicted and sentenced to life term imprisonment in a case lodged over rape of a three-year-old girl in Barishal in 2011, from Darus Salam area of the capital city.
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested a man, who is convicted and sentenced to life term imprisonment in a case lodged over rape of a three-year-old girl in Barishal in 2011, from Darus Salam area of the capital city earlier on Friday morning.
The arrested was Md Sohag Hawlader, 32, was on run for last 12 years in the case lodged with the Barishal Airport Police Station.
It was known that Barishal Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal sentenced Sohag to life term imprisonment at the end of May 2021 in his absence at the court.
RAB-4 ASP Ziaur Rahman Chowdhury said acting on a tip-off, a team of the elite force conducted a raid in Darus Salam area earlier on the morning and arrested the man.
Legal procedures were under process in this regard, the official added.