CHUADANGA, Nov 25: A Chuadanga court on Monday at 3:30pm sentenced two men to two-year rigorous imprisonment and fined Tk 5,000 each in default to face three-month more jail on charge of keeping drugs.
The convicts are identified as Sayeed Mondal, 45, son of Shafi Mondal, resident of Chuadanga Jintolapara under Chuadanga Sadar upazila, and Lalu Mia, 48, son of Umbbat Ali, resident of Munshiganj Perkestupur village under Alamdamga upazila of the district.
Mohammad Abdur Rahim, Judicial Magistrate of 1-District Judge Court handed down the verdict in presence of the convicts in a crowded court.
According to prosecution, On 11 October, 2011 former officer  of detective branch (DB) of police from Chuadanga led by assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Niaz Morshed after conducting a drive at Borobazar area arrested the duo at 5pm along with 9 literes of country-made wine but their accomplices managed to flee.