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4 to die for killing college student in Manikganj
MANIKGANJ, Oct 22, 2018 (BSS) – A court here today sentenced four persons
to death and another to life term imprisonment for killing a college student
in Shibalaya upazila of the district in 2015.
District and Session Judge Md Shahidul Alam Jhinuk pronounced the verdict,
a court official said.
The condemned convicts are Badsha Mia, a resident of village Shimulia
under Shibalaya upazila, Lal Mia, a resident of village Bhatirchar under
Singair upazila in Manikganj district, Ajgar Chowdhury, a resident of village
Kushala under Kotalipara upazila in Gopalganj district and Anwar Hossain, a
resident of village Auliapur in Dinajpur district. The lifer is Akhter
Hossain Jamal, resident of Hajirtek village in Kaliarchar of Narayanganj.
Among the convicts, Anwar and Azgar remained absconding. The court also
fined the condemned convicts Taka 20,000 each while the lifer Taka 50,000, in
default, to suffer one year more rigorous imprisonment.
According to prosecution, Badsha Miah brought his nephew Monir Hossain, son
of Parosh Ali of Shimulia village and an HSC student of Khan Bahadur Degree
College, to Savar alluring his family to give him a job on September 10,
2015.
Later, Badhsa demanded Taka 20 lakh as ransom from his family.
As he did not get the money, he threw Monir into Bongshi river tying up
his hands and legs with rope.
Later, Monir’s mother Maleka Begum filed a case on September 11 with
Manikganj Sadar Police Station.
Later, police arrested Badsha. According to Badsha’s statement, police
recovered Monir’s dead body from the river after two days.
Police also arrested six others in connection with the murder.
After examining all the records and witnesses, the Judge handed down the
verdict.
BSS/CORR/FI/ 1748 hrs