A 69-year-old grandmother named Harjit Chaggar was murdered and her body was subsequently concealed beneath floorboards in a food shop in Chatham, Kent.
The four men charged in connection with her death—Mohammad Islam (29, Gillingham), Murshed Miah (38, Maidstone), Abdul Hannan (45, Maidstone), and Rashad Miah (27, Chatham)—were all convicted after an eight-week court trial at Canterbury Crown Court.
Mohammad Islam and Murshed Miah received life sentences, each with a minimum of 25 years to serve, while Abdul Hannan and Rashad Miah were given five-year prison terms.
Evidence presented at court indicated that her severely decomposed remains showed injuries consistent with being thrown into the basement alive.
The reason for her murder remains uncertain.
Detective Superintendent Rob Vinson expressed hope that the judgments would bring some resolution for her loved ones, commenting, “Hannan, Islam, and the Miah brothers have not told us what exactly happened once Mrs.
Chaggar went behind the shop’s premises.
Their refusal to speak means we may never fully understand the truth...”
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
Asia
Continent
from Saudi Arabia
- based on surname
36.2%
confidence
First-name region
Africa
Egypt
32.4%
Surname region
Asia
Saudi Arabia
36.2%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Verified Charge
Detected legal outcome
was murdered and her body was subsequently concealed beneath floorboards in a food shop in Chatham, Kent. The four men charged in connection with her death-Mohammad Islam (29, Gillingham), Murshed Miah (38, Maidstone), Abdul Hannan (45, ...
