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BSS, Rangpur

Three persons including a UP chairman were sentenced to life term rigorous imprisonment (RI) and four others were acquitted of the charges in the sensational Belal murder case here on Tuesday.

District and sessions Judge of Rangpur M Hassan Imam delivered the verdict in a jam-packed Rangpur courtroom after hearing of the case.

Prosecution in brief, is that the accused persons brutally murdered Belal Ahmmed, son of Tayebur Rahman of village Dhoniram in Pirgacha upazila in 1997 in a planned manner following long- term enmity.

The victim's father filed a murder case in this connection against seven persons with Pirgacha police station and police submitted chargesheet to the learned court against all of the accused persons after investigation. After examining the evidences and eleven witnesses, the learned court found three accused persons guilty and handed down the verdict against them.

Those, who got life terms RI, are: Chairman of Parul UP in Pirgacha upazila AKM Anisur Rahman Quasem, Abdus Sattar and absconding Abu Mian of the same area.

The acquitted persons are: Moslem Uddin, Majibar Rahman, Nasser Ali and Asmat Ali. Public Prosecutor of Rangpur Advocate Maidul Islam appeared for the state while senior Advocate Moazzem Hossain defended the accused side.