A court on Sunday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife and mother-in-law in Faridganj upazila of the district in 2020.
Additional District and Session Judge (2) Shahedul Karim handed down the verdict to Md Al Mamun Mohon, 32, a resident of Raiganj upazila in Lakshmipur district.
According to the prosecution, in May 2020 Mamun stabbed his wife Tanjina Akter Ritu, 20, and his mother-in-law Farida Parveen 45, to death over a family feud in Faridganj upazila, court sources said.
Following the murder, Ritu's uncle filed a case with Faridganj Police Station. Police pressed a charge sheet on December 29 of the same year.
Testifying witnesses and evidence the court pronounced the verdict in the presence of Mamun, said Public Prosecutor advocate Mujibur Rahman Bhuiyan.
