2 get death for killing child in Narayanganj

A Narayanganj court today gave death penalty to two people for killing an 11-year-old child after abduction in Kadamtali Navana City area near Siddhirganj in 2012.

Judge Mohammad Robiul Awal came up with the verdict today against Mohiuddin Hasanat, 30, the brother in-law of Ashikur and his assistant Saiful Islam, 30, after they were proven guilty.

During the verdict, Mohiuddin was present while Saiful is still a fugitive, reports our Narayanganj correspondent quoting Fazlur Rahman, public prosecutor (PP) of Narayanganj District Court.

In 2012, centering a family dispute, Mohiuddin abducted Ashikur Rahman Talukdar Rifat from his home in Mirpur of Dhaka while he was playing on the playground, he added.

Later, police recovered Ashikur’s slit throat body inside a garden in Kadamtali Navana City area under Siddhirganj Police Station in Narayanganj.  

Mohiuddin admitted to killing Ashikur with the help of Saiful.

On August 12, the victim’s father Toffazol Hossain filed a murder case on August 12 with Mirpur Police Station.

On August 13, Learning from TV news about recovery of the body of an unidentified minor boy, Ashikur's parents rushed to Siddhirganj Police Station and identified the body.