The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Chuadanga

A court here yesterday sentenced three persons to death and two others life imprisonment for killing a man at village Durlobpur under Alamdanga upazila of the district in 1994.

Court sources said the each of the convicts on the death row has been fined Taka one lakh each while those punished with life imprisonment Taka 50 thousand each.

The convicts receiving death sentence are Abul Kalam Azad, son of Haji Akbor Ali of village Jadabpur, Mokim, son of Murad and Jhoru, son of Aksed, of village Durlobpur. The two other convicts are Helal, son of Islam and Amirul, son of Kudrot Ali, of village Durlobpur.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that the convicts as a sequel to previous enmity attacked one Monwar Hossain, son of Bakul Mandol on June 28, 1994 at village Durlobpur with sharp weapons. The victim received fatal injury in the attack.

The injured Monwar was immediately taken to Alamdanga Upazila Health Complex for treatment, but he succumbed to his injures on the way.

A case was filed on the same day with Alamdanga Police Station in this connection accusing 26 persons.

Later, the police submitted charge sheet in the case after investigation.

The Additional District and Sessions Judge-2, Chuadanga, Mr. Monjurul Hoque Khan after examining 24 witnesses passed the judgment. The judge also acquitted 21 accused as the charges brought against them could not be proved.