Devashish Saha Rony, prime accused in Chapa Rani Bhowmik murder case, has been awarded death penalty for the killing.
Faridpur District and Session Judge Md Anwarul Haque pronounced the verdict on Monday morning.
The court also acquitted two other accused in the murder case as they were not found guilty. They are -- Opu alias Sanjay Bishwas and Alamgir Hossain.
Chapa Rani, 45, an employee of Faridpur Sugar Mill, was killed after Rony drove his motorbike into Chanpa in Modhukhali on October 26, 2010 for protesting the harassment of her two daughters Hira and Mukta.
Chapa's brother Arun Kumar Bhowmik filed a murder case with Madhukhali police station the following day, accusing Rony.
Rony was arrested from Arabpur old bus stand area in Jhenaidah town on October 31, 2010.
