Brutal Murder of Tuhin Miah: Father, uncle handed death sentence

The father and an uncle of a five-year-old, who was brutally killed in Sunamganj's Derai upazila on October 14 last year, were sentenced to death in the murder case.

Judge Wahiduzzaman Sikder of Sunamganj District and Sessions Judge's Court yesterday sentenced Tuhin Miah's father Abdul Basir (40) and uncle Nasir Miah (35) to death, said Shamsunnahar Begum, public prosecutor of the court.

After recording testimonies of 26 witnesses, the court delivered its final verdict, acquitting two other uncles of Tuhin, as allegations brought against them were not proven, the public prosecutor said.

The acquitted are Abdul Mosobbir (45) and Jamshed Ali (60).

Earlier on March 10, Sunamganj Juvenile Court Judge Md Jakir Hossain ordered eight-year detention for a 17-year-old cousin of Tuhin, who was also accused in the murder case.

Tuhin's body was found some 200 yards away from his home at Kejaura in Derai. The gruesome condition he was found in -- a mutilated body hanging from a tree -- sent shockwaves across the country. 

Police detained Tuhin's father Basir, uncles Mosobbir, Jamshed, Nasir and the cousin.

Tuhin's mother Monira Begum had filed a case with Derai Police Station accusing several unknown.

The next day, Nasir and the juvenile cousin confessed before a Sunamganj court, stating that Tuhin was carried out of home by his father before his killing.

Later on December 30, police pressed charge-sheet in this murder case, accusing Tuhin's father, three uncles and the cousin. Accepting the charge, the trial of the case was started on January 7 in the court.

Shamsunnahar Begum, public prosecutor of the court, said, "We are satisfied with the verdict as justice was served in the earliest time."