Faridpur: A court here today sentenced a man to life-term imprisonment for killing his wife in Madhukhali upazila of the district in 2014. The court also fined convict Imran Fakir, 33, son of Afsar Fakir of Uluhat village of the upazila, Taka 10,000, in default, to suffer one more year in jail, said public prosecutor of the court Advocate Golam Rabbani Bhuiyan Ratan.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Judge of Women and Child Abuse Prevention Tribunal Shamima Parveen delivered the verdict this afternoon in presence of the convict. The prosecution story detailed that convict Imran beat his wife Dilruba Begum to death for dowry on August 5, 2014. Following the incident, her father Delwar Hossain filed a case with Madhukhali Police Station on August 6, 2014.
The court reached its verdict after considering all the evidence and statements from witnesses, concluding that the crime was proven beyond reasonable doubt.