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Accused sentenced to 20 years in Faridpur over trafficking two women to India
However, the other accused, Shahid's wife, was acquitted as the crime was not proven against her
Daily Sun Report, Faridpur
Published: 14 Sep 2026, 09:34 PM
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A court has sentenced Md Shahid Sheikh, 50, to a total of 20 years in prison for smuggling two sisters to India under the pretext of promising them better jobs and forcing them into immoral activities.
He has also been fined Tk70,000.
Shamima Parveen, district and sessions judge of the
Faridpur Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Prevention and Suppression
Tribunal, announced the verdict on Monday afternoon.
The convicted Shahid Sheikh, a resident of
Gajarkandi village in Boalmari upazila of Faridpur, has been issued an arrest
warrant by the court as he was absent from the court when the verdict was
announced.
According to court sources, Shahid Sheikh was
sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Tk50,000 under
Section 6 of the Human Trafficking Prevention Act.
In addition, he was sentenced to another 10 years of
rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Tk20,000 under Section 10. In default, he
will have to serve another three years of rigorous imprisonment under each
section.
However, the other accused, Shahid's wife, was
acquitted as the crime was not proven against her.
According to the case documents, on 29 July 2011,
two sisters, aged 20 and 18, working at a jute mill in Faridpur, were
trafficked to India by their colleague Shahid Sheikh, promising them of good
jobs.
They were later taken to Mumbai (Bombay) and forced
to do anti-social activities.
In this incident, the father of the victims filed a
case against Shahid Sheikh and his wife at Saltha Police Station on 13 August
2011. After the investigation, the then Sub-Inspector (SI) of Saltha Police
Station Omar Ali submitted a charge sheet to the court on 31 October of the
same year.
Public Prosecutor (PP) Golam Rabbani Bhuiyan
expressed satisfaction with the verdict and said that the court has given an
appropriate punishment as the charges brought against the accused have been
proven beyond doubt.