Silchar Woman Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Stabbing Husband During Argument

The District and Sessions Judge in Silchar has sentenced a 29-year-old woman to life imprisonment for murdering her husband in their rented house in Meherpur, back in 2023. The accused, Mampi Begum, was found guilty of stabbing her husband, Fermin Uddin Laskar (30), to death during an argument on the night of February 21, 2023.

The District and Sessions Judge of Cachar, Biprajit Roy, on Thursday (March 14, 2025) convicted Mampi under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced her to life imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of ₹10,000, failing which she will have to serve an additional three months in prison.

Fermin, originally from Rajyeswarpur in Hailakandi district, had been living with Mampi and their two children, aged 7 and 6, in Silchar’s Meherpur area. He worked as an auto-rickshaw driver to support his family. On the night of the incident, an argument broke out between the couple, following which Mampi attacked Fermin with a pair of cloth-cutting scissors, fatally injuring him.

Hearing the commotion, Fermin’s brother, Babul Hossain Laskar, who lived in the same building, tried to intervene. Finding the door locked, he called for help, and upon opening the door, they found Fermin lying in a pool of blood. He was rushed to Silchar Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Meanwhile, Mampi left the house and surrendered at the Rangirkhari police outpost. The next day, Fermin’s father, Jamal Uddin Laskar, filed an FIR against his daughter-in-law. Following an investigation, police submitted a chargesheet, leading to her conviction.

The verdict brings closure to the case, but the tragic incident has left two young children without their parents.