A court in Pirojpur on Tuesday sentenced four people to life imprisonment for killing of a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activist at Sadar upazila of the district on May 6, 2019.
Pirojpur District and Sessions Court Judge Md Mahiduzzaman handed down the verdict in the afternoon.
The convicted are Dulal Molla, 40, Saidul Islam, 33, Shahidul Islam, 36, and Belal Sheikh, 30,-- all were residents of Kadamtala union under the upazila.
The court also acquitted two accused- Anis Sheikh and Hafizul Sheikh- as the allegations brought against them were not proved.
The victim Tanvir Ahsan Sakib was son of late Altaf Hossain Hawladar and a resident of the same union.
Public Prosecutor (PP) of the court Faruk Sardar confirmed the matter.
According to case statement, the convicted stabbed the victim with a sharp weapons over a union parishad election on May 6, 2019 and then, he succumbed to his wounds while undergoing treatment at a hospital on the following day.
Later, the victim’s mother lodged a case with Pirojpur Sadar Police Station accusing them.
After investigating the case, the investigation officer submitted a charge sheet to the court against the six people on February 10, 2019.
Testifying evidences, records and hearing 25 witnesses the court delivered the verdict in presence of the convicts.
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