Man gets death, wife life in murder case

A court in Cox's Bazar on Thursday sentenced a man to death and awarded his wife to life term imprisonment in a college teacher murder case.

Condemned convict Saleh Jongi alias Chhoton is a resident of Sikder Para in Pekua upazila and his wife lifer Asma Ul Husna Lipy.

Additional District and Session Judge Court judge Abdullah Al Mamun pronounced the verdict in absentia of the accused.

The court also fined Chhoton Tk 10 lakh, in default, he will have to serve five years more in jail, and Lipy Tk 5 lakh, in default, she will have to serve three years more in prison.

The court additional public prosecutor Nurul Islam Helali confirmed the matter.

The case statement said Chhoton locked in an altercation with his neighbor college teacher Farhad on May 6, 2015 over a dispute.

At one stage, Chhoton shot Farhad, leaving him dead.

Later, the victim's father Yunus lodged a case with Pekua Police Station in this connection.

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