BSS
  20 Aug 2024, 17:42

Man awarded death penalty for killing woman, her son

NAOGAON, Aug 20, 2024 (BSS) - A man was awarded the death sentence by a court
here today for killing a woman and her 10-year old son in the town in 2012.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Md Moklesur Rahman handed down the
verdict to Sumon Sarker alias Titu, an inhabitant of Narayanganj district.

According to the prosecution story, in brief, the convict Sumon Sarker killed
the woman Nita Sarker Pinki, 25, and her son Joytu Sarker Turja, 10, by a
sharper weapon over previous enmity on December 17 in 2012.

Following the murder, Pinki's husband, who was a bank employee, filed a case
with Naogaon Sadar Model Thana the next day. Sumon Sarker was a relative of
Joyonto Kumar Sarker.

On June 15 in 2013, police pressed the charge sheet accusing Sumon Sarker.

Testifying witnesses and evidence, the court gave the verdict, said
Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) Md Samsur Rahman.