Golam Kibria Boro Moni, general secretary of the District Bus Coach Minibus Owners Association and vice president of the Tangail city Awami League, has been given a four-week anticipatory bail in the rape case by the High Court.
The bench of Justice Iqbal Kabir and Justice AKM Rabiul Hasan granted the bail application on Tuesday afternoon. The court also granted anticipatory bail to Boro Moni's wife Nigar Aftab. They applied for bail on Sunday.
After four weeks, Boro Moni will appear in the lower court, Supreme Court lawyer Golam Sarwar said.
Tanvir Hasan Chhoto Moni, lawmaker for Tangail-2, claimed during a news conference on Monday that his elder brother had fallen victim to a plot by the Tangail family and a man named Moshiuzzaman Romel.
A family in Tangail and a man named Moshiuzzaman Romel conspired against his older brother, according to Tangail-2 lawmaker Tanvir Hasan Chhoto Moni what he claimed during a press conference on Monday.
The case was filed by a teenage girl with Tangail Sadar police station on the night of April 5. Later, the girl gave a statement under Section 22 in court on April 6.
Based on the incident's date of occurrence, the girl was raped about three and a half months ago. However, the girl is six months pregnant, according to the medical check.
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