5 to walk gallows for murder in Rangpur
Rangpur: A Rangpur court on Wednesday sentenced five people to death for killing his mentally challenged woman in 2006.
Additional District and Session Judge Abu Zafar Mohammad Kamruzzaman sentenced Abdul Mazid, brother of the victim, Maminul Islam, Emdadul Islam, Ariful Islam and Anwarul Islam-to death for killing Anjila Khatun.
According to the prosecution, convict Emdadul had an enmity with his neighbour Badsha Mia over a piece of land. As a sequel to the enmity, Emdadul hired Abdul Mazid at Tk 2 lakh to kill his elder sister aiming to implicate Badshaha in the killing.
Later, on 9 March 2006, the convicts took Anjila Khatun, 30, daughter of late Abul Hossain of Kumarpur village in Priganj uapzila, to a bamboo cluster and killed her by slitting her throat.
Police recovered the body of Anjila on the following day from the bamboo cluster.
Abdul Baki, elder brother of Anjila, filed a case in this connection.
Police later arrested Abdul Mazid and the others as Mazid made confessional statements before the court under section 164.
After examining the records and witnesses, Additional District and Session Judge Abu Zafar Mohammad Kamruzzaman handed down the verdict.