A Jamalpur court on Sunday sentenced a man to life imprisonment unto death for killing his 16-month-old sister in 2017

The convict was identified as Indrajit Ghosh, son of Poritosh Chandra Ghosh of Shimla Gopinath village in Sarishabari upazila.

The court also sentenced him one year jail under a separate section and fined him Tk 20,000.

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Generally, life imprisonment in Bangladesh law means 30 years in prison unless specifically mentioned in the judgement, as was here.

According to the prosecution, Indrajit picked Prapti, daughter of Poritosh from the room of his elder brother and threw her in a pond near Shimla Bazar over previous enmity on January 22, 2017.

Police recovered the body of Prapti from the pond on the following day

Poritosh lodged a complaint with Sarishabari Police who registered a case later. Police arrested Indrajit and his uncle-in-law Ananda Mahanta in this connection.

Police submitted a chargesheet against them.

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After examining records and witnesses, Jamalpur District and Session Judge Zulficker Ali Khan handed down the punishment and acquitted Mahanta as allegations brought against him could not be proved.