8 jailed for life in Joypurhat murder case

Additionally, each convict has been fined Tk 50,000, in default, they will have to serve two more years in jail.

Joypurhat 1st Additional District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Nurul Islam delivered the verdict in the afternoon.

The individuals sentenced to life imprisonment are-- Sujaul alias Sezaul, Rubel, Lambababu, Ziya, Mizanur Rahman alias Picci Jewel, Faridul Islam alias Kana Sabuj, Rana Ahmed, and Mithun. Among them, Sujauol, Jiya, Picci Jewel, and Kana Sabuj remain absconding.

According to the case prosecution, the incident stems from a longstanding feud over territorial dominance between the victim, Kamal, son of Abdus Salam from Purbo Debipur, and Sujaual. On October 3, 2015, Sujaual and his accomplices lured Kamal from his home to an abandoned house in Teghar and brutally hacked him to death.

The following morning, police recovered Kamal's body and sent it for autopsy. 

His mother, Mst Begum, filed a murder case at Sadar Police Station the same day.

After a thorough investigation, the case's Investigation Officer, Farid Hossain, submitted a charge sheet on February 28, 2017.

After extensive hearings, the court rendered its judgment today, confirmed Public Prosecutor Advocate Shahnur Rahman Shahi, stating that justice has been served for the victim and his family. He also mentioned that efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining absconding convicts.