Father, son jailed for killing relative
A court here yesterday sentenced a man and his son to imprisonment in a case for killing his cousin over a family feud in Bhandaria upazila in 2005.
The victim was Mostafa Howlader, a rickshawpuller.
Additional District and Sessions Judge SM Zillur Rahman delivered the verdict in presence of the three accused.
The convicts are Hanif Howlader and his son Ibrahim Howlader of Harinpala village.
The court sentenced Hanif to life imprisonment and fined him Tk 20,000, in default, to suffer six months more in jail. Ibrahim was jailed for five years and fined Tk 5,000, in default, to suffer one month more. The court, however, acquitted Hanif's wife Jahanur Begum.
According to the prosecution, Hanif had a dispute over land with his cousin Mostafa.
Hanif, his son and wife beat up Mostofa on June 19 with an iron pipe and sticks. They also beat up two neighbours as they tried to save Mostafa. Mostofa died at Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital on June 28.
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