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Man sentenced to death for killing Judge's son
Published : Thursday, 12 November, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Observer Online Report
A court in Rajshahi has sentenced Limon Mia, the key accused, to death for killing Tawsif Rahman Sumon, a ninth-grade student and son of a judge, after breaking into the judge's residence.
The court also sentenced him to 10 years in prison under each of two separate charges, totalling 20 years, and fined him Tk 3 lakh.
Judge Rezaul Karim of the Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge-2 Court in Rajshahi pronounced the verdict in the presence of the accused on Thursday afternoon (November 12). The verdict came a day before the first anniversary of the murder.
According to court sources, on November 13, 2025, Limon Mia attacked the rented residence of Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Abdur Rahman in the Dabtala area of Rajshahi city. During the attack, the judge's son, ninth-grader Taw sif Rahman Sumon, was stabbed to death. The judge's wife was also injured.
Police detained Lim on Mia shortly after the incident. He was admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital with injuries.
On November 14, Judge Abdur Rahman filed a murder case with Rajpara Police Station, naming Limon Mia as the sole accused. Police later took the arrested accused on a five-day remand for interrogation. Following an investigation, they submitted a charge sheet to the court.
During the trial, a total of 28 witnesses, including the plaintiff and then Rajshahi Metropolitan Sessions Judge Abdur Rahman, testified in the case. The court delivered its verdict on Thursday after recording testimonies and hearing arguments from both sides.
Following the verdict, state counsel and Metropolitan Public Prosecutor Ali Ashraf Masum said justice had been served through the ruling. He said the court observed that the incident posed a threat to the law and the judiciary, adding that such an incident had never occurred before.
He further said, the murder stemmed from a dispute over money that the accused had borrowed from the judge's wife but failed to repay.
On the other hand, defence lawyer Advocate Mamun Or Rashid said they would appeal against the verdict.
The death-row convict, Limon Mia, is a resident of Modonerpara village under Kanchipara Union in Phulchhari upazila of Gaibandha.
-MT
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