[Dhaka Tribune] A local court in Gazipur has sentenced a man to death for killing his pregnant sister three and a half years ago to gobble up the whole of ancestral property.The convict is Md Jahirul Islam Kalu, 36, son of Md Nurul Islam, from Barmi village in Sreepur upazila.
Gazipur District and Session Judge AKM Enamul Hoque pronounced the death verdict in presence of Kalu on Tuesday morning and fined him Tk10,000.
When asked, local public prosecutor Advocate Haris Uddin Ahmed acknowledged the incident.
According to case briefing, nine-month pregnant Farzana Akter Nargis was taken to her father's residence in Barmi village on March 4, 2012 for safe delivery.
Earlier, Kalu had long been threatening his father with killing his sister Farzana if the whole property was not handed over to him legally.
On the following day in the morning, Kalu slaughtered his sister to death and locals caught him soon after the murder.
Farzana's husband Asaduzzaman Azad launched a case with Sreepur model cop shoppe in this connection and police placed submitted the charge sheet accusing Kalu for the killing.
Later, the court handed down death penalty to Kalu after finding his involvement in the murder.