A court has sentenced 12 accused to life imprisonment for hacking Saheb Ali to death in Kumarkhali, Kushtia, over a previous enmity. Each was also fined Tk 20,000 and ordered to serve one more year of rigorous imprisonment if it is not paid.
Judge Nadira Sultana of Kushtia’s Additional District and Sessions Judge’s Second Court delivered the verdict on Tuesday afternoon. The convicts were sent to the district jail after the verdict.
According to the case details, the accused hacked Saheb Ali to death with locally made weapons on the night of 25 February 2013 as he was returning home from Nandalalpur bazar in Kumarkhali. The victim’s brother filed a case naming 24 people. After investigation, a charge sheet was submitted to the court on 9 October the same year. After a long trial the court sentenced 12 of the accused to life imprisonment. Ten were acquitted and two others were each given two years in prison.
Advocate Md Hafizul Islam Munir of the Kushtia bar said: “The members of Saheb Ali’s family have expressed dissatisfaction with the court’s verdict.”
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