A court in Joypurhat has sentenced a man named Alam Mondol to death for raping a seventh-grade madrasa student. The verdict was delivered on Monday afternoon by Judge Abdur Rahman of the Child Violence Suppression Tribunal Court. Along with the death sentence, the convict was fined 100,000 taka. Alam Mondol is the son of the late Kofil Uddin Mondol from Palsha village in Akkelpur upazila.

According to the case details, the 13-year-old victim was assaulted on October 9, 2023, when she returned home from her madrasa. Taking advantage of the absence of other family members, neighbor Alam Mondol forcibly raped her. Locals rushed to the scene after hearing the girl’s screams, but the accused fled. The victim later informed her family, and she was admitted to a hospital. Her father filed a case with Akkelpur Police Station on October 11, 2023. After a lengthy hearing, the court delivered the death sentence.

The death penalty information was confirmed by state prosecutor Advocate Rinat Ferdousi Rini.