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Nine Rajshahi University students, who were
convicted in a case for burning the car of an intelligence
agency, were sent to jail after they surrendered to the
court on Monday. Banglar Chokh Nine Rajshahi University
students, who were convicted in a case

UNB, Rajshahi

Nine students, earlier sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment on charge of torching a vehicle of a intelligence agency in Rajshahi University (RU) campus, surrendered before a court here on Monday.

They are Bangladesh Chhatra League RU unit secretary Ayenuddin, Dipayan Sarker, Hafiz Uddin Kamal, Sakhawat Hossain, Kazi Abdul Latif, Shamim Ahmed, Fakhrul Islam, Sarker Ayaz and Mizanur Rahman Mithu. All the nine students surrendered to the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ruhul Amin this Monday morning.

On August 22 last year, a vehicle of the military intelligence DGFI was torched in front of the Vice Chancellor's residence amid violence on the RU campus following the student unrest in Dhaka University on August 20.

DGFI assistant director Shawkat Ali filed the case against 14 persons with Motihar police station on August 23.

On September 1, investigation officer (IO) of the case sub-inspector Mukhtar Hossain submitted charge sheets against the 14 accused.

A local court on December 12 last year acquitted three people, Dr Sarwar Jahan Sajal and Dr Golam Sabbir Sattar Tapu, both teachers of Geology and Mining Department, and Deputy Chief Information Officer of RU Public Relations Office Sadikul Islam and sentenced 11 others, including 10 students, to three years' RI in the case.

The court also fined Tk 5,000 each and in default to serve three months more in jail.

One of the convicts, VC's driver Ataur Rahman Ata was on the dock during the verdict.

Another accused, RU student Abu Sayem surrendered to the court on Sunday.