3 sons jailed for torturing mother

A court in Chittagong yesterday sentenced three men and their wives to six months imprisonment for attempting to murder their 70-year old mother for property.

The convicts are Nur Islam and his wife Parvin Akhter, Nur Alam and his wife Shamima Akhter, Nur Hossen and his wife Bebi Akhter, said court sources.

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate AQM Nasir Uddin handed down the punishment to the six after the court found them guilty beyond doubt, said the victim's lawyer Habibur Rahman Azad.

The district court also fined them Tk 500 each, in default of which they will have to suffer ten more days in jail. However, the same court later granted a 15-day conditional bail to the convicts, added Azad.

Rowshonara Begum, wife of late Nur Uddin, also a resident of Madham Halishahar area, filed a case against her sons and their wives with Bandar Police Station on February 26, 2014, after the six physically assaulted her over family property.

The sons and their wives had carried out the assault inside Rowshon's house two before the case was filed.

“Rowshon has a piece of land given to her by her husband at Madham Halishahar area and she used to live alone in a thatched house on the land. The sons live in their respective apartments just near their mother's house. They did not support their mother in any way, but tried to occupy her land instead. When she resisted, they assaulted her,” said Azad.

After Rowshon filed the case, a court in Chittagong took notice and issued arrest warrants for the six.

Another district court later framed charges against them on December 30, 2014.