Follow-upSchoolteacher Sharmin Murder in Barisal
Stalker Jubo League leader sentenced to death
Slain schoolteacher Sharmin Akhter Shimu, and her killer Abul Gomosta, a Jubo League activist, who was sentenced to death yesterday.Photo: STAR
A Barisal court yesterday sentenced a Jubo League leader to death for killing a female schoolteacher in Agoiljhara upazila in the district last year. The convict is Sirajul Islam alias Abul Gomosta, ward Jubo League joint secretary at Purba Sujankathi village under the upazila. The victim, Sharmin Akhter Shimu, was a teacher of Purba Sujankathi Government Primary School. Daughter of Sardar Shahjahan of Kalarhat village in the same upazila, Sharmin married Jasimuddin Anwar alias Sohel Talukder of Purba Sujankathi four years ago. Jasim is an army man. Judge AKM Salimullah of the District and Sessions Judge's Court handed down the verdict in the afternoon. During the trial, the court recorded depositions of 15 out of 18 prosecution witnesses. According to the prosecution, Abul Gomosta used to stalk Sharmin on her way to and from the school. When Sharmin was returning home from the school at around 4:00pm on October 12 in 2011, Abul wanted to talk with her. As Sharmin refused, Abul stabbed in different parts of her body and immediately left the scene. She died instantly. Following a case filed by Sharmin's father with Agoiljhara Police Station on October 13, police arrested Abul. Sub-Inspector Ali Hossain, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted charge sheet against the Jubo League leader on December 6. Witnesses told the court that Sharmin was brutally murdered even after seeking security from local influential people several times and lodging general diary with the police station concerned. Upazila Awami League Convener Yusuf Molla warned Abul twice, but he did not stop stalking Sharmin, the witnesses said, adding that he was earlier arrested thrice in the cases for stalking, extortion.
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