A special tribunal in Dhaka is set to deliver its verdict today (June 7) in the sensational rape and murder case of Class II student Ramisa Akter at Pallabi in the capital.
The verdict will be announced by the Dhaka Metropolitan Tribunal for the Prevention of Violence Against Children following closing arguments held on Thursday in the presence of the accused.
Centering the pronouncement of the verdict in the much-talked about case, prime accused Sohel Rana and his wife Swapna Akter have been brought at court from prison in the morning
Countrymen including the family members of the victim are eagerly awaiting hearing the verdict as the trial of the case has been completed in just 17 days.
The prosecution has sought death penalty for the two accused-- Sohel Rana and his wife Swapna Akter.
Judge Masrur Saleqin of the Dhaka Metropolitan Children's Violence Suppression Tribunal is set to pronounce the verdict.
"We expect the highest punishment, the death penalty, for Sohel Rana and his wife Swapna Akter. It is our expectation that the learned tribunal, in its wisdom, will handed the maximum punishment of death to the accused," Special Public Prosecutor Azizur Rahman Dulu said.
State-appointed defence counsel Advocate Musa Kalimullah said they expect justice.
Ramisa, a student of Popular Model High School, was allegedly raped and beheaded by her neighbour Sohel Rana at his flat in the Millat Camp area of Pallabi on May 19.
Accused Sohel Rana and Swapna Akter were arrested on the same day.
Ramisa's father filed the case the following day.
Police submitted a charge sheet on May 24 against alleged rapist and killer Sohel Rana and his wife and alleged accomplice Swapna Akter.
On June 3, the two accused, Sohel Rana and his wife Swapna Akter, made their self-defence statements before the court, where Sohel Rana sought mercy, while Swapna Akter claimed complete innocence and prayed for justice.
The legal arguments in the case were held on June 4, when the prosecution sought the maximum punishment for both accused.
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