4 sentenced to life for killing man in Sirajganj

A Sirajganj court on Wednesday sentenced four men to life imprisonment for the killing of an elderly man in 2014.

Each convict was also fined Tk 10,000, and in default, they will serve an additional six months of rigorous imprisonment.

District and Sessions Judge Iqbal Hossain handed down the judgement this afternoon.

The convicts are A. Alim, Mojam Sheikh, A. Rouf, sons of A. Khalek Sheikh, and Md. Abu Bakkar, son of the late Jesar Uddin Khalifa — all residents of Chandpal village in Bahuli union under Sirajganj Sadar upazila.

The court also sentenced two other accused — Abdullah, son of A. Alim Sheikh and Mostafizur Rahman, son of A. Samad – two years of rigorous imprisonment.

However, two accused, Md. Amir Hamza Sheikh and Md. Lily Khatun were acquitted, as the charges against them could not be proven.

According to case details, on 8 September 2014, a dispute broke out between A. Alim Sheikh’s group and Md. Ashraf Ali over a road construction project.

Following the argument, Ashraf Ali was attacked with iron rods and sticks, leaving him critically injured.

Locals rushed him to Sirajganj General Hospital, but as his condition worsened, he was transferred to Dhaka’s Health and Hope Specialised Hospital, where he died while undergoing treatment.

Two days later, on 11 September, the victim’s wife, Sufia Khatun, filed a murder case naming six people and five or six unidentified attackers.

Following an investigation, SI Md Faruk Hossain of Sirajganj Sadar Police Station submitted a chargesheet against the accused, leading to today’s verdict.

NSA