The court has ordered the death penalty to the accused in the murder case of Anil Kumar Das and his wife Kalpana Das, a school teacher (retired) of Rasulpur village of Sadar police station in Tangail.
Judge Abu Zafar of Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 on Sunday. Kamruzzaman's court announced this verdict.
The accused who were sentenced to death are Swapan Kumar Das, Md. Zahidul Islam, Md. Farhad, Md. Moniruzzaman Bhuiyan, Manjurul Islam Manju, Md. Shayan Mia
The plaintiff and the son of the victim expressed their satisfaction in this verdict. He told Kal Kantha, 'The court has sentenced 6 accused to death in the case of killing my parents.
I am satisfied that the accused have received the maximum sentence of death in this case despite the various obstacles. I will never get my parents back. May their souls rest in peace.
The sentence of death should be executed speedily. And this crime should not be organized in the society. Let others learn from this judgment.
Accused Swapan Kumar Das in connivance with other accused started premeditated plan to embezzle the property of Anil Kumar Das and his wife Kalpana Das.
Swapan Kumar Das along with other accused planned to get Anil Kumar to sign three stamps to embezzle his property. Later in the evening of July 26, 2017, the accused went to the house of Anil Kumar Das and killed him and his wife.
After killing, 10 bricks were stuffed in sacks around their necks and left in the safety tank of the bathroom of the house. Later, the police recovered two bodies from there.
Two days after the incident, on July 28, the victim's son Nirmal Kumar Das filed a case at the Tangail Model Police Station. On September 17, 2018, the complaint was filed in the court.
On August 7, 2019, the court formed a complaint against the accused. During the trial of the case, the court accepted the testimony of 27 of the 35 witnesses mentioned in the charge sheet.
Among the accused, Zahidul Islam and Md. Farhad gave a confessional statement in court.