Rapist gets bail after marrying victim in Chattogram

An alleged rapist, who was in jail for raping a school girl, got interim bail on Sunday after he married the victim at the court premises in Chattogram, reports UNB.

Chattogram district and sessions judge Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan granted him the bail on the condition of marrying the victim, said District public prosecutor (PP) Sheikh Iftekhar Saimul Chowdhury.

The accused Md Sakib, 22, son of Syed Nuru of Akbarshah Ghona in Banshkhali upazila.

The accused, Sakib, was arrested on 13 April in a case filed with Banshkhali police on charges of raping the girl on the pretext of marriage.

According to court sources, Shakib had a love affair with the victim. But the victim's family did not accept the affair and threatened him.

On 11 April, the victim was picked up by the accused and taken to an isolated place when she was returning home from school and raped.

On 13 April, the victim's mother filed a case at Banshkhali police station accusing Sakib and his parents.

Later, the police arrested Shakib from Cox's Bazar's Chakaria and sent him to jail.