Charges Framed against Hefazat Leader Mamunul in Rape Case

The court has framed charges against the former joint secretary-general of Hefazat-e-Islam Maulana Mamunul Haque in a rape case while he was detained at the resort.

The charges were framed in the court of Narayanganj District and Sessions Judge and Acting Judge of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Anisur Rahman around 12 noon on Wednesday (November 3).

Rakib Uddin, state counsel for the Narayanganj Women and Children's Court, confirmed the matter.

He said Jannat Ara Jharna filed a rape case with Sonargaon police station on April 30. Mamunul Haque, who was arrested in the case, was produced in court today and an application was made to frame charges against him. At the end of the hearing, the judge granted the application and framed charges against him.

However, the plaintiff Jharna Begum did not appear in court. Earlier, Mamunul was produced in Narayanganj court from Kashimpur jail around 10 am.

On April 3, Mamunul was blocked by locals, including a woman, in a room at the Royal Resort in Sonargaon. When he was in an embarrassing situation at that time, the local leaders and activists of Hefazat vandalized the resort and rescued him. On the same day, Mamunul claimed Jharna as his second wife.

Mamunul was later arrested on April 18. On April 30, Jharna filed a rape case against him at Sonargaon police station.