Death sentence for Limon Mia over killing of judge's son and stabbing of judge's wife in Rajshahi
A court has sentenced accused Limon Mia to death in the case over the killing of a judge's son in Rajshahi. He was also sentenced to 10 years in prison under each of two separate sections and fined Tk 300,000. Judge Rezaul Karim of Rajshahi's Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court-2 delivered the verdict on Thursday (12 November).
The convicted youth is Limon Mia, 35, whose home is in Madonerpara village of Fulchhari upazila in Gaibandha. His father is H M Solayman Hossain Shahid, organising secretary of the upazila BNP and a former member of the local union parishad.
The victim, Tawsif Rahman Sumon, 16, was the son of Abdur Rahman, who was then Rajshahi Metropolitan Sessions Judge. He was a class 9 student at Rajshahi Government Laboratory School. Tawsif's mother, Tasmin Nahar, 44, was seriously injured in the attack.
At the time of the incident, Judge Abdur Rahman lived in a rented house in the Dabtala area of Rajshahi city. At around 2:30 p.m. on 13 November last year, Limon Mia entered the house identifying himself as the judge's brother. Only Tawsif and his mother Tasmin Nahar were at home at the time.
After entering the house he stabbed the mother and son. He then smeared himself with Tawsif's blood and lay there pretending to be injured. Police later rescued all three and took them to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, where the doctor on duty declared Tawsif dead.
Limon was then detained at the hospital while receiving treatment. The next day Judge Abdur Rahman, as plaintiff, filed a murder case against Limon Mia at Rajpara police station. Limon had been in prison since his arrest.
According to related sources, Judge Abdur Rahman's home is in Jamalpur, while his wife Tasmin Nahar's father's home is in Atestratepara in Gaibandha town. As residents of the same district, Tasmin Nahar and Limon knew each other. Limon often took financial help. When Tasmin Nahar stopped helping, he threatened her several times.
Ten days before the incident, on the morning of 3 November, Limon called Tasmin Nahar's daughter on Facebook Messenger and threatened to kill the family. Tasmin Nahar was then in Sylhet at her daughter's house.
After receiving the threat, she filed a general diary (GD) at Jalalabad police station in Sylhet on 6 November, stating that Limon Mia had threatened to kill her and her family after not receiving financial help. Police then showed him detained as a suspect and sent him to court. Sources said he later obtained bail, came to Rajshahi and committed the murder.
Limon Mia joined the army after passing his higher secondary examination from Gaibandha Government College. A few years later, in 2018, he left the job and returned home. Since then he had been involved in various businesses in the Gajarihat and Balasi Ghat areas of Fulchhari upazila.
Public prosecutor Ali Ashraf Masum said the investigating officer had named 32 witnesses in the charge sheet. When the trial began, 29 people, including Judge Abdur Rahman and his wife Tasmin Nahar, testified in court. Arguments were then heard on 9, 14 and 15 October.
Ali Ashraf Masum also said Limon's health had been examined to determine whether he was healthy, and it was found that he was completely healthy. He had planned and hacked Tawsif to death with a knife and injured his mother, the prosecutor said, expressing satisfaction with the verdict.
Limon Mia was produced before the court from Rajshahi Central Jail at the time of the verdict. After the verdict he was sent back to prison.
Defence lawyer Mamun-or-Rashid Babu expressed dissatisfaction with the verdict. He said: 'We are not saying details right now. But we are dissatisfied with the verdict. We will appeal to the High Court.'
