Staff reporter :: A 60-year-old man named Sadhon Barua of Nandankanan in Raozan upazila of Chittagong has been found guilty of raping a 10-years-old child. The medical examination of the raped child and the investigation of Raozan police confirmed this information. Investigating officer Shahadat Hossain submitted the final chargesheet of the case to the court on December 21, 2020, saying that initially there were signs of rape. The investigating officer of the case mentioned in the final chargesheet, “The accused Sadhan Barua (65) took the child to the room of a Buddhist monk on the banks of Kaishapukur by showing greed for money. The accused then took off the victim’s pants and raped her against her will for sexual purposes.Then sadhon barua gives 5 notes of one hundred taka to the victim so that she does not say anything to anyone. Victim used the money to buy toys from witness (pseudonym) Tapas Barua and (pseudonym) Saikat Barua.

Accused Sadhan Barua has committed an offense under Section 9 (1) of the Prevention of Violence against Women and Children Act 2000 (Amendment 03) on the basis of investigation and evidence.Review of the victim’s medical certificate shows that Dr. Farzana Rahman, O, S, D (DGHS), Department of Forensic Medicine, Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chittagong.“vaginal canal: Admit tip of finger & redness present in the vagina” The situation was mentioned 01.There are positive sign of vulver penelsation having been performed on her. 02. The age of the victim … is about Ten(10) years.
Evidence obtained from my overall investigation in the context of the incident, review of the victim’s Section 22 statement and medical examination report, i Submitted final chargesheet gainst accused Sadhan Barua (65), father Jamini Barua, mother- Banalata Barua, Aburkhil, Nandan Kanan, (Noni Chowkidar Bari) Ward No. 02, Thana Raozan, District Chittagong against Women and Child Abuse Suppression Act 2000 (1)” .
In this regard, the father of the victim child said, I want justice for this misdeed of Sadhan Barua.
Advocate Mostafa Kamal, the plaintiff’s lawyer in the case, said,The sensational case of rape of a motherless 10-year-old child has now been framed in the Chittagong Women and Child Abuse Tribunal against accused Sadhan Barua under Section 9 (1) of the Women and Child Abuse Prevention Act 2000 (Amendment 03). Section 9 (1) of the Women and Child Abuse Suppression Act 2000 (Amendment 03) has a provision to complete the trial within 90 working days. This is a very sensitive case. There is no opportunity to delay the trial of the case ‍added advocate mostafa kamal.
It may be mentioned that on October 4, 2020, the father of a motherless 10-years-old child who was raped filed a written statement against Sadhan Barua (65).On 5 October 2020, RAB-7 CPC-2 Hathazari Camp arrested Sadhan Barua, a child rapist.