Lima Murder in Rajshahi
Charges framed against 3
Lima Parvin Mishma
A court here yesterday framed charges against three people in Rajshahi University (RU) student Lima Parvin Mishma murder case. Judge M Zahidul Islam of Women and Children Repression Prevention Court-2 framed charges against Mishma's husband Anisur Rahman, father-in-law Abdul Malek and mother-in-law Anjara Begum. Mishma, a student of Management department, was tortured to death at her in-law's house at Jagirpara under Puthia upazila on June 10 last year. The murder sparked protests in the city. Different organisations staged rallies and formed human chains in the city demanding trial of the killers as Mishma's in-laws attempted to cover up the incident circulating it as a case of suicide, said Public Prosecutor Ismat Ara. Police later pressed charges against the three for instigating Mishma to commit suicide instead of bringing charges of murder for dowry. Challenging the charge sheet, Mishma's father Taslim Uddin submitted a no-confidence petition with the court and demanded judicial probe into the incident on November 15, 2009. The court then ordered metropolitan magistrate Asaf-ud Dowla to investigate the matter. After investigation, Asaf-ud Doula submitted a report to the court on January 11 this year revealing that Lima was tortured to death for dowry. Rajshahi University chapter of Bangladesh Mohila Parishad has employed additional lawyers to conduct the case, said the chapter's general secretary Mahbuba Kanij Keya.
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