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BSS, Chuadanga

A court here yesterday sentenced 12 persons to death for triple murder centring love affair. Mahbub Alam, a grocery owner at village Kutubpur in Sadar upazila, was killed along with his father Afzal Hossain and co-villager Monzer Fakir in 2004.

Mabub was asked by his elder brother to be self-dependent to marry a girl, Reshma, he fell in love with. Hearing this, angry father of the girl, Ehea Kha, and his relatives killed the three, according to the prosecution.

The convicts were Ehea Kha and Mohammad Kha, sons of late Badar Uddin, Fozlu, father's name unknown, Taslu, son of Jalil Biswas, Marzan, son of Shahar Ali, Mostak, son of Shahar Ali, Moinuddin, son of Budo, Bozlu, son of Shoktar Ali, Kalo Sattar, son of late Ansar Ali, Halim, son of Jalil Biswas, Jeher Ali, son of late Ismile and Monwar, son of Budo, all of village Kutubpur.

All the convicts, except Bozlu, were present in the dock. The court acquitted eight others. The court also fined the convicts Taka 10,000 each.

According to the prosecution, Mahbub Alam was shot dead, his father slaughtered and the co-villager murdered by a large group on May 28 in 2004. A case was lodged the next day with the Chuadanga sadar police station against 20 persons. All the accused but Bozlu were arrested. They all were chargesheeted.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Motahar Hossain pronounced the judgement after examining 16 prosecution witnesses and two defence witnesses.