The convict, Venkat Yadav alias Venkateshwarlu, against whom a history sheet is maintained at Banjara Hills police station, was involved in several cases including the murder of Brahmanni.
Special CBI Judge K Sanal Kumar pronounced the sentence against two accused-- Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy, and slapped a fine of Rs five lakh on each of them.
According to the prosecution, Yadav, a native of Daulatpur in Bihar, had sexually assaulted the minor daughter of Rafiqa several times and impregnated her.
As many as 4,541 rape cases have been reported Bangladesh in the past 16 years and the accused were punished in only 60 of these incidents, according to data from the tribunals.