A Chattogram court here today awarded death penalty to a young man for killing a school girl after raping her in 2018.
The judge of the Speedy Trial Tribunal Abdul Halim handed down the verdict convicting Shahnewaz Siraj alias Munna, son of Shahjahan Siraj, of Photika, Shahjalalpara village under Hathazari upazila of the district.
The court also acquitted convict’s father Shahjahan Siraj and mother Niger Sultana from the charges as it was not proved during the trial.
The court also fined Taka one lakh to the young man for the same crime.
The prosecution story in brief was that Munna raped and murdered a student of class eight forcibly taking her to the fourth floor of Salam Mansion of the area on September 14 in 2018.
Later, the victim’s elder brother filed a murder case against Shahnewaz Siraj Munna and his parents with Hathazari Thana over the incident.
Police also submitted a charge sheet accusing three persons on May 29, 2019.
The court framed charges against the accused persons on November 3 in 2019.
The court pronounced the judgment after examining 18 prosecution witnesses out of 31.
The Judge delivered the verdict in presence of the convicted person, court sources said.
