The Appellate Division has acquitted Aleya Begum from charges of killing her daughter in law--Muslima Khatun, 24, and her2-years- old grandson Keya in 2000 at Narail.
The top court also reduced punishment of Shahan Shah Tito Shikder, husband and father of two deceased, from death penalty to life imprisonment in the case.
A four member Appellate Division bench, headed by Chief Justice Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, pronounced the verdict on Wednesday, after concluded hearing of a jail appeal.
Advocate ABM Bayezid represented the accused during the hearing.
According to the case documents, on July 14, 2000, Muslima Khatun and her daughter Keya found dead in a pond near their house at Narail. At the same day, Jiku, 22, brother-in-law of Masuma committed suicide while they were found dead.
Although police recorded an unnatural death case after the incident, but later filed a murder case. Police arrested four persons, Shahan Shah Tipu Shikder, his mother Alyea Begum and two sister Tanjina and Rupa in connection with the case.
On April 13, 2007, the Narail Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal pronounced death penalty for all of the accused.
The High Court, on June 19, 2011, upheld the tribunal’s verdict for Shahan and Alyea, but announced 7-years-imprisonment and Tk20,000 fine for Tanjina and Ruma, in failure more 6 months imprisonment.
In an another jail appeal, the Appellate Division on Wednesday upheld death penalty for Sirajul Islam after concluded the in charges of killing his wife Shahida Akhter.
On March 7, 2004, Shahida Akhter murdered in her Siraj’s house at Habiganj. Later on September 9, next year police arrested Sirajul Islam, after hearing of the case the speedy trial tribunal in Sylhet, on February 28, 2007, pronounced death penalty for him.
Later on August 2008, the High Court upheld the trial court verdict.