A Laxmipur court on Monday sentenced a man to life term in prison in a case filed for releasing objectionable images of a housewife in Laxmipur in 2020.
Laxmipur District Sessions Court Judge Rahibul Islam also fined the convict Tk 10,000, in default of which he will have to serve six more months’ imprisonment, said Jasim Uddin, a public prosecutor of the court.
Convict Jahirul Islam Khakan, son of late Md Kawsar of Shantirhat area under Sadar upazila of the district, is paternal cousin of the victim, who is the wife of an expatriate.
According to the case statement, the convict used to visit the victim’ house earlier. He mixed a narcotic medicine with juice and offered it to the victim who became unconscious after taking it in 2017.
Taking the chance, Khakan captured some objectionable images of the girl in absence of her family members.
Apart from this, the convict captured video of the victim by threatening the girl to release the earlier images.
On August 17, 2019, Khakan also sent messages to the victim’s mother with bad intentions.
Meanwhile, the victim got married off to an expatriate. Subsequently Khakan sent the images and videos to her husband who was then abroad on November 12, 2020.
The victim finally filed a case accusing her paternal cousin under Pornography Act at Chandraganj police station on November 27, 2020.
After completing all legal procedures, the court handed down the judgment in the presence of the accused on Monday, the PP added.
Source: United News of Bangladesh