HC for completing Magura child rape trial in 180 days

The High Court (HC) today ordered authorities concerned to complete the trial of the case filed over the barbaric rape of a child in Magura, within 180 days.

A High Court division bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury passed the order, asking the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal concerned to execute the order.

The court also asked the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to remove all the photos of the eight-year-old rape victim from all types of media including social media platforms within 24-hour. 

It also asked the authorities concerned to appoint two social welfare officers, one in Dhaka and one in Magura, to supervise the protection and medical care of both the child and her 14-year old elder sister.

The High Court came up with the order after holding a hearing on a writ filed by Barrister Hamidul Misbah and Barrister Mahsib Hossain. The two petitioners along with Barrister Mithun Roy Chowdhury moved the plea before the court while Deputy Attorney General Tanim Khan stood for the state.

The victim's mother filed the case, accusing the husband of her elder daughter and his father to rape his eight-year old younger daughter.

Mother of her accused son-in-law and his elder brother knew about the horrific crimes and they tried to cover this by confining the victim and her sister separately in two houses after rape and even tried to kill the victim, according to the case story.