Man to die for killing wife for dowry

A court here yesterday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for dowry in Sadar upazila in 2000.

Judge Saiful Islam of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal handed down the verdict.

The death penalty awardee is Bappi Mia, 37, son of Abdus Samad of Manik Chok Hotilapur area in the upazila.

The Tribunal acquitted three charged sheeted accused as charges brought against them could not be proved. They are Bappi's elder brother Papu Mia, Rani Begum, wife of Bappi's brother Tutul Mia, and mother Arefa Begum.

According to the case statement, Bappi married Kohinoor Begum, 19, daughter of Abul Hossain of Joypurpara in the upazila, in 1999.

On June 14, 2000, Bappi put pressure on Kohinoor to bring money from her parents as dowry. As she refused to do so, Bappi beat her dead and dumped the body in a nearby water body.

Police recovered Kohinoor's body the following day and sent it to Mohammad Ali Hospital for autopsy.

Kohinoor's father filed a case with Bogra Sadar Police Station, accusing four identified and two unidentified people.

Sub-inspector (SI) Mojibur Rahman, investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted a charge sheet mentioning the names of the accused on November 10, 2000.