Magura child rape case: Charge sheet submitted accusing 4

Police have submitted a charge sheet accusing four people in connection with the rape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl in Magura.

Magura Sadar police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Ayub Ali confirmed the matter.

Police submitted the charge sheet this afternoon (April 13) to the district Chief Judicial Magistrate Court.

The main accused, Hitu Sheikh, has been charged in the rape and murder case.

The deceased child, Achia's sister's son-in-law, Sajib Sheikh, and his brother Ratul Sheikh have been charged with intimidation, and the sister's mother-in-law, Zaheda Begum, have been charged with concealing information.

On March 8, the child was raped while visiting her elder sister's home in Magura town. Later, the victim died at Dhaka's Combined Military Hospital (CMH) on March 13, after fighting for her life for a week.