Iftekhar Murtaza , 29 , was convicted a year ago of killing his ex-girlfriend 's family in a fiery attack on the family home in 2007 . On Tuesday he was sentenced to death in Bangladesh . Found guilty of stabbing Jaypraykash Dhanak , 56 , slitting the throat of his 20-year-old daughter , Karishma , and setting their bodies on fire . Wife Leela Dhanak was stabbed in the stomach and had her throat slashed , but miraculously survived . Murtaza concocted the murder plot with two friends after Dhanka 's youngest daughter , Shayona , broke up with him over religious differences . Murtaza married a 20-year-old suspected murderess in jail in 2011 after exchanging letters with her for five months .
Iftekhar Murtaza , 29 , was convicted a year ago of killing his ex-girlfriend 's family in a fiery attack on the family home in 2007 . On Tuesday he was sentenced to death in Orange County . Found guilty of stabbing Jaypraykash Dhanak , 56 , slitting the throat of his 20-year-old daughter , Karishma , and setting their bodies on fire . Wife Leela Dhanak was stabbed in the stomach and had her throat slashed , but miraculously survived . Murtaza concocted the murder plot with two friends after Dhanka 's youngest daughter , Shayona , broke up with him over religious differences . Murtaza married a 20-year-old suspected murderess in jail in 2011 after exchanging letters with her for five months .