SI jailed for 3 years in dowry case in Jashore

A Jashore court yesterday sentenced a sub-inspector (SI) to three years' jail in a dowry case filed in 2019.

The convict is SI Azam Mahmud, who was suspended and attached to Kushtia Police Lines following the incident.

Jashore Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 Judge Nilufar Shirin delivered the judgment.

According to the case statement, Azam demanded Tk 1.5 lakh as dowry from his wife after he was promoted to assistant sub-inspector. After his promotion to SI, he demanded another Tk 5 lakh from his in-laws.

He used to torture his wife Rabeya Aktar for the money and had married a second time.

On July 11, 2019, Rabeya Aktar filed a case against six people, including the SI and his father.

Public Prosecutor Mostafizur Rahman said the convict's mother testified against him in court and described the horrific torture the victim had been subjected to.