A Natore court on Sunday sentenced a man and his mother to life term in jail in a case over killing his wife for dowry in Singra upazila of the district around 13 years back.
The convicts are Dulal Chandra Mahanta and his mother Geeta Rani Mahanta, residents of Pakuria village in the Singra upazila.
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Natoreâs Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Muhammad Abdur Rahim also fined the convicts Tk 30,000 each, said the courtâs Public Prosecutor Anisur Rahman.
The convicts were on the dock during the delivery of the judgment.
According to the case statement, Dulal, his parents and other family members beat up Ruby Rani Mahanta and her father Tapan Chandra Mahanta for their failure to pay dowry as per their demand on March 14, 2011.
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Though Ruby's father managed to flee, she was strangled to death.
Later, the victimâs father filed a case against his son-in-law and hism family members in this connection.