One to die for killing wife over dowry in Satkhira

A Satkhira court on Sunday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife over dowry in 2010.

Satkhira Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge MD Azam handed down the verdict to Kartik Kumar Ghosh, 40.

Rajendrapur in Tala upazila of the district.

The court also acquitted five others as allegations brought against them could not be proved.

According to the prosecution, Kartik beat his wife Shipra Ghosh for dowry on May 13, 2010.

Namita Ghosh, mother of Shipra later filed a murder case with Patkelghata Police Station against Kartik and five others.

After investigation police charged the six with the murder.

Source: United News of Bangladesh