Son-in-law gets life imprisonment for killing mother-in-law at Satchari park in Habiganj's Chunarughat
A court has sentenced son-in-law Md Oliur Rahman Oli, 42, to life imprisonment for killing his mother-in-law Jahanara Begum after taking her to Satchari National Park in Chunarughat, Habiganj. He was also fined Tk 10,000, with six more months in prison in default.
Additional District and Sessions Judge of the First Court in Habiganj, Kakan Dey, delivered the verdict at noon on Wednesday (28 October). Court stenographer Md Mukhlesur Rahman confirmed the verdict.
The convict, Oliur Rahman Oli, is the son of Md Yunus Ali of Tulshipur (Olipur) village in Madhabpur upazila. The convict was present in court when the verdict was announced.
According to the brief account of the case, on the morning of 29 May 2018 Oliur Rahman took his mother-in-law Jahanara Begum from home saying he would buy gold ornaments. Jahanara Begum remained missing after that.
Later, on 1 June, police recovered the decomposed body of a woman from a cane grove south of the watch tower of Satchari National Park in Chunarughat.
The next day, after seeing the news published in a newspaper, the deceased woman's son identified the body as that of his mother, Jahanara Begum. Her son, Md Mizanur Rahman, then filed a murder case against Oliur Rahman at Chunarughat Police Station as the complainant.
After completing the investigation, police submitted a charge sheet against Oliur Rahman in court on 14 January 2019. After the examination and cross-examination of 16 prosecution witnesses, the court delivered the verdict on Wednesday.
Additional Public Prosecutor Md Gulzar Ahmed Khan conducted the case for the prosecution. He said the prosecution had been able to prove the case beyond doubt. The prosecution will continue to play an active role in establishing justice in such murder cases in future, he said.
