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Narsingdi Correspondent

Seven accused of the Narsingdi Seven Murder Case were given death sentences and fined Tk 10,000 each yesterday by Additional District and Session's Judge Court.

The convicts would be hanged by the neck until death. Additional District and Session's Judge of Narsingdi AKM Abul Kashem sentenced the accused amid high security in the court compound. The convicted are Dudu Miah, Fazlu member, Akhtaruzzaman Biru, Zahangir, Swapan, Shafiq and Shahid Miah.

On late night of May 17 2007, the accused killed at least six people in a house at Juboraj Villa at Velanagar in Narsingdi during robbery, the brief description of the case said. The dacoits killed housekeeper Rayes Uddin (52), his wife Salma Begum (48), daughters Yuna (28) and Sharna (24), son Razib (22) and adopted daughter Urmi (8).

Dacoits looted a mobile phone of Razib and locked the main gate of the house after killing the inmates. After four days of the incident police recovered dead bodies of the six persons from the house after being informed by the neighbours.

Brother-in-law of Rayes Uddin, Shahzahan Bhuiyan filed two cases with the Narsingdi Police one for gang rape and the other for robbery and murder. RAB-2 ASP Babul Akhter was the investigation officer of the case, who arrested the seven accused after tracing the looted mobile phone from Bhairab, Brahmanbaria and Raipura. The accused confessed to the killing of the six persons.

Meanwhile, our Nalchity Correspondent reports: A mill worker was killed and two others were injured in a road accident at Surjopasha village under Nalchity upazila in Jhalakathi district yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam (40) of Shurajpur, police and local sources said. The injured are Maksud Ali, elder brother of Nurul (50) and Nazir (30), a van-puller.