All accused acquitted
A Chittagong court yesterday acquitted all the accused from charges filed in connection with killing and burning housewife Suparna Shil over dowry in Chittagong's Anwara upazila in January 2012.
The acquitted persons are victim's husband Krishnapad Shil, his mother Renu Bala Shil and brothers Palash Dhar Shil and Sunil Kanti Shil.
Judge Rokhsana Parvin of Chittagong Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal-1 handed down the verdict as the charges brought against the four could not be proved, said the tribunal's Public Prosecutor (PP) advocate Jesmin Akhter.
Before delivering the verdict, Shuparna Shill's husband Krishnapad Shil was produced before the court from jail, while the three others were on bail in the case.
“During delivering the verdict, the court said there is no autopsy report of the victim or an inquest report of the incident,” PP advocate Jesmin Akhter told The Daily Star. In the case, eight witnesses out of 12 testified, she added.
According to the case statement, on January 4, 2012, Suparna Shil was allegedly murdered by her in-laws at Barsat Union of Anwara upazila, as her family failed to pay Tk one lakh dowry to the victim's in-laws. The in-laws told the victim's family that Shuparna had allegedly committed suicide by hanging, and then the in-laws cremated the body pouring petrol that night, without informing police.
Following that, Rama Shil, mother of the deceased, lodged a murder case with Anwara Police Station against the four on January 6, 2012.
Anwara Police submitted charge sheet implicating the four on February 3, 2012. A court in Chittagong framed charges against the four on November 18, 2012 in the case.
“We are not happy with the verdict, and will appeal to a higher court,” said the PP.
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