Man to die for killing 7-year-old

A Lalmonirhat court yesterday sentenced the prime accused to death for the killing of seven-year-old girl Nandini Kanta Roy in Aditmari upazila.

The condemned convict is Bidhan Chandra, son of Ranjit Kumar of Folimari village in the upazila.

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Lalmonirhat District and Sessions Judge Haider Ali also sentenced Ranjit and his wife Mamata Rani to five years’ imprisonment each and fined them Tk 5,000 each. In case of failure to pay the fine, they will have to serve three more months in jail.

According to the prosecution, Nandini, daughter of Nalini Mohon Barman, went missing from Folimari village on June 16, 2026.

Police recovered her body, packed in a sack, from a maize field in the village the following day.

They also arrested Bidhan and his father Ranjit in connection with the incident.

A clash broke out between police and agitated villagers when police were taking the two suspects to the police station from the scene, leaving 30 people, including 18 policemen, injured.

The victim’s father filed a murder case naming Bidhan, Ranjit and Mamata.