Life term to killer son

 

COOCH BEHAR, April 24: The additional district and sessions judge of Cooch Behar fast track first court, Mr Prasun Bhattacharya today sentenced a man for life term for murdering his mother.

 

Court sources said that following a family feud one Ajit Barman had hacked his mother Sumitra Barman (52) to death with a sharp daao and a spade at their residence at Rampur village under Baxirhat police station on 15 October 2006. Police started a case following a complaint lodged by the victim's other son, Mrinal Barman. Conducting an inquiry into the incident the police submitted a chargesheet against the accused. During the legal process 14 witnesses were examined in the court.

 

Today, the judge, Mr Prasun Bhattacharya ordered the accused of imprisonment for life and slapped a fine of Rs 5,000. In default of submitting the fined amount he will have to suffer an additional one-year behind the bars. []