Man gets life term for killing wife

Published: 26 October 2016, 10:31 AM
Man gets life term for killing wife

A Rangpur court on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for killing his wife in 2013.

The convicted was identified as Akabbar Ali, 48, a resident of Vendabari union in Pirganj upazila, of the district.

According to the court, Akabbar used to torture his wife Rina. On May 31, 2013, he killed her by strangling.

Later, Rina’s brother Rawshon Ali filed a case with Pirganj Police Station.

Examining all the records and witnesses, District and Sessions Judge-2 Abu Zafar Mohammad Kamruzzaman handed down the verdict.