Meherpur: A Meherpur court on Monday convicted three women and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a man in 2007.

The convicts are—Khodeza Khatun, wife of Korban Ali of Darbeshpur village, her daughter Kajoli Khatun and their neighbour Joty, wife of Tengra.

The court also fined them TK 20,000 each, in default, to suffer, six months more rigorous imprisonment.

According to the prosecution, Tayab Ali was strangulated to death by the three women at Darbeshpur village in Sadar upazila on 6 August, 2007 when he wanted back the money he had lent to Khodeza.

Ferdousi, wife of the deceased, filed a case against the trio in this connection.

After a long hearing, District and Sessions Judge Rabiul Hasan handed down the verdict.