A court in Joypurhat has sentenced three people to life-term imprisonment for killing a man in 2005.
Joypurhat Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-1Judge Md Nurul Islam pronounced the verdict on Wednesday afternoon. The court also fined them Tk 50,000 each, in default, they will have to suffer two years more in jail.
The convicts are - Bachhu Mia, son of Samsuddin Mia of Dostpur village in Puranapail union of Sadar upazila, Emran Ali Nuh, son of Ganiraj Mia of the same village and Babu Mia, son of Mokhshed Ali of Ausgarh village under Sadar upazila of the district.
According to the details of the case, on April 3, 2005, victim Bulu Mia left home around 7pm. When he did not return home at night, Bulu Mia's wife and son Taherul started searching for Bulu Mia.
Later, police recovered the body of Bulu Mia from inside the bio-gas tank, 200 yards away from the house of Amjad Hossain, a resident of Dostpur village area.
Nazrul Islam, younger brother of victim, as the plaintiff filed a case with Sadar Police Station in this connection.
The investigation officer of the case filed the charge-sheet in the court on July 9, 2005.
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