A Chattogram court has sentenced Babu Sheikh, aged 50, to death for the murder of child Jannatul Nayeem Ira Moni in Sitakunda. The verdict was delivered on Thursday at 3 p.m. by Judge Jannatul Ferdous Aleya of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4. Alongside the death penalty, the court imposed life imprisonment for abduction, ten years of rigorous imprisonment for attempted rape, and a total fine of 250,000 taka. Babu Sheikh was present in court during the verdict.
According to court records, on March 1, Babu Sheikh lured Ira to the Chandranath Hill area, attempted to rape her, and when unsuccessful, slit her throat and left her in a ravine. Locals rescued her and took her to hospitals, where she described the assault before dying on March 3. Police arrested Babu the next day, and he later confessed. The prosecution presented 16 of 17 witnesses, and the court set July 9 for the verdict after closing arguments on July 2.
Ira’s family expressed satisfaction following the judgment, according to the report.
চট্টগ্রাম ব্যুরো প্রকাশ : ০৯ জুলাই ২০২৬, ১৭: ১০আপডেট : ০৯ জুলাই ২০২৬, ১৭: ১৯ চট্টগ্রামের সীতাকুণ্ডে শিশু জান্নাতুল নাঈম ইরা মনি হত্যা মামলায় একমাত্র আসামি বাবু শেখ (৫০)-কে মৃত্যুদণ্ড দিয়েছেন আদালত। একই সঙ্গে তাকে অপহরণের দায়ে যাবজ্জীবন সশ্রম কারাদণ্ড
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