A tribunal on Wednesday framed charges against lone accused Md Majnu in a case filed over the rape of a Dhaka University student in city’s Kurmitola area on January 5.
The charges were framed by Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7 Judge Begum Mosammat Kamrunnahar virtually. Majnu pleaded not guilty, reports UNB.
The court fixed September 9 for recoding testimonies of the witnesses.
On March 16, Investigation Officer Abu Bakar Siddique, inspector of Detective Branch (DB), submitted the charge-sheet to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court.
On January 16, Mojnu gave confessional statement before a court.
According to the case statement, Mojnu choked the girl and dragged her to a nearby bush where he hit her and tried to kill her after rape.
He also looted the victim’s belongings, including a handset and a bag.
