A Gazipur court yesterday sentenced a man to death for killing his pregnant sister three and a half years ago to gobble up the whole of ancestral properties.
The convict is Md Jahirul Islam Kalu, 36, son of Md Nurul Islam, from Barmi village in Sreepur upazila.
Gazipur District and Session Judge AKM Enamul Hoque pronounced the death verdict in presence of Kalu in the morning and fined him Tk10,000. According to case the prosecution, nine-month pregnant Farzana Akter Nargis was taken to her father’s residence in Barmi village on March 4, 2012 for safe delivery.
On the following day in the morning, Kalu slaughtered his sister to death and locals caught him soon after the murder.
Farzana’s husband Asaduzzaman Azad launched a case with Sreepur model police station in this connection and police submitted charge sheet accusing Kalu for the killing.
Later, the court handed down death penalty to Kalu after finding his involvement in the murder.
