The tribunal sentenced Rahima Akhter, the wife of the victim, and Mohammad Shamim to death and life-term imprisonment to Ashiqur Rahman Rony, Khorshed Alam and Saiful Islam for killing Masud Alam, a ward boy of Comilla Gomati Hospital. Rony, Khorshed and Saiful were also fined Tk 20 thousand each.

Of the convicts, Shamim has been absconding while others are in jail.

According to case proceedings, Rahima Akhter, wife of slain Masud Alam, developed an extra marital relationship with Shamim. Following a familial dispute over the affair, Rahima along with Shamim and the other convicts made a plan to kill Masud.

They called Masud out of his house and took him to Bodhair area of Comilla on March 2, 2006. At one stage, they stabbed him to death and buried the body at a nearby brickfield.

Police recovered Masud's skeleton on March 29, after 27 days of his murder and filed a case.

The charge sheet was submitted on September 30, 2006 and charges were framed on January 8, 2007.

Judge Shafiqul Karim delivered the verdict taking deposition of 18 witnesses.

Public Prosecutor (PP) Quamrul Islam Chowdhury Sajjad stood before the court on behalf of the state while advocates Abu Taher and Taifur Alam stood for the defendants.