Brahmanbaria, Nov 14 (UNB) – A court here on Wednesday sentenced a woman and two other men to death for killing her husband over extramarital affair in the municipality area in Sadar upazila in 2011.
The condemned convicts are—Salma Begum, second wife of victim Abdul Karim and her lover Sajal Debnath and Alal Miah, residents of Bhadhudhar village. Among the convicts, Sajal and Alal remained absconding.
According to the prosecution, Salma along with the help of Sajal and Alal strangled Karim to death and dumped the body on June 5, 2011.
Later, police recovered the body.
Victim’s first wife Sheuli Begum filed the case accusing four people.
After examining all the records and witnesses, additional district and sessions judge Sheikh Sultana Rajia handed down the verdict acquitting one accused- Liton Debnath.