RAJSHAHI, Feb 14: A trial court has convicted a person and sentenced him to life imprisonment on charge of his involvement in drug-peddling in the district.
It has also fined him Taka 20,000, in default, to pay he will have to suffer one month more behind the bar.
The convict is identified as Muhammad Mithu alias Rana, 25, son of Milon Hossain of Harishankerpur village under Godagari upazila in the district.
Additional District and Sessions Judge-2 Abul Kalam Azad found the convict guilty of the charge and pronounced the verdict this noon.
According to the prosecution story, in brief, a police team arrested Rana with 500 grams of heroin from Roypara area under Kasiadanga Police Station in the metropolis on January 25, 2022.
Subsequently, a case was lodged with the police station. Upon completion of investigation police pressed charges accusing him on April 31, 2022. —BSS
