False Case Verdict in Alfadanga, Faridpur: Two Accused Acquitted, Complainant Shahina Begum Jailed for 15 Days
A court in Faridpur has sentenced the complainant herself after a case filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act in Alfadanga was found to be false. Complainant Shahina Begum was given 15 days in jail and a fine of 5,000 taka; the verdict said she would serve seven more days if the fine was not paid.
Judge Shamima Parvin of the Faridpur Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal announced the verdict at around 2pm on Monday (26 October). Shahina Begum was sent to jail after the verdict.
In the same verdict, the two accused in the case were acquitted. They are Sagar Mollah (22) and Ikramul Mollah (20), of Jogibarati village in Alfadanga upazila.
Public prosecutor Advocate Golam Rabbani Bhuiya Ratan said that after the trial proceedings ended, the court acquitted the two accused and sentenced the complainant to jail and a fine for filing a false case.
According to the case documents and the first information report, Shahina Begum filed the case at Alfadanga police station on 18 March 2024 under Section 10 of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act. Sagar Mollah and Ikramul Mollah were accused of harassment and sexual harassment in that case.
In the complaint, she had alleged that the accused had harassed her for a long time, that the harassment increased when she refused their proposals, and that she was sexually harassed one night on her way home. The complaint also said she had taken legal action after discussing it with her husband and family members. At the end of the trial, the two accused were acquitted on the basis of that complaint.
