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BSS, Barisal

A court here yesterday sentenced two youths to 10 years rigorous imprisonment (RI) in an arms case.

Judge of the Special Tribunal Abdus Salek handed down the verdict in the presence of the convicts.

The convicts are Kazem Dewan, 24, and Sobahan Dewan, 22, of Patanibhanga village under Hizla upazila of the district

The prosecution story, in brief, is that the Rapid Action Batalion (RAB) arrested the convicts from Rupatali areas in the city on April 12 last with a pipe gun and two bullets.

The RAB filed a case against them with Kotwali police in this connection.

Sub-Inspector Sultan Mahmud Chowdhury submited chargesheet on April 26.

The judge after examining 11 prosecution witnesses out of 16 and verifying other evidence delivered the verdict