The District Court of Siraha has ordered to sentence 35-year-old Habib Miya of Lahan Municipality-17 and 23-year-old Lazina Khatunb for one year each on August 16 along with a penalty of Rs 25,000 on the charge of polygamy. A single bench of District Court judge Amrit Bahadur Basnet has given a verdict regarding the case. The victim 25-year-old Makina Khatun had lodged a complaint at Area Police Office March 31 against her husband for polygamy. They were arrested by the police on April 6. They were released on a bail amount of Rs 50,000 each by a district court order on April 21.

Durga Pariyar