A court here sentenced death penalty to husband and his first wife in a murder case today.
The victim was identified as Zarina Khatun who was the second wife of convict husband.
The convicts are Saidul Islam, son of Nabisuddin and his first wife Jamela Khatun of village Jadobpur under sadarupazila of the district. The accused were absconding when the verdict is announced.
Ripti Kumar Biswas, Additional District and Sessions Judge pronounced the verdict around 11am on Monday.
According to the case statement, Saidul Islam of Jadavpur village of Sadarupazila and his first wife Jamela Khatun killed his second wife Zarina Khatun in 2010 and put her in a potato field. Police recovered the body a few days later. On January 7, 2010 Zarina Khatun's sister Ferdousi Khatun filed a murder case against five people at Meherpur Police Station. When Saidul Islam and his first wife Jamela Khatun were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the incident and taken to court, they confessed their guilt under Section 164. Three people were released from the chargesheet as they were not involved in the incident. Fourteen witnesses testified in the case. The court passed the order after a long review of the statements and evidences of the accused.
Additional Public Prosecutor Kazi Shahidul Haque pleaded the case on government side while Advocate Nargis Ara pleaded for the accused.