Fake poll observer sentenced to 2-yr imprisonment in Pirojpur

A mobile court sentenced a fake election observer to two years of rigorous imprisonment during the ongoing 13th National Parliamentary Election in Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur district on Thursday.

The convict was identified as Saiful Islam, 25, a resident of Hetalia village in the upazila.

According to sources, law enforcement personnel arrested Saiful Islam around noon from the 22 No South Hetalia Government Primary School polling centre in Pirojpur-2 constituency while he was posing as an election observer without valid authorisation.

Later, First Class Magistrate (on election duty) Md Zakir Hossain conducted a mobile court and handed down the sentence of two years’ rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Tk 1,000.

Law enforcers confirmed the incident and said that in default of payment of this fine, he will have to serve an additional month in jail.

RM/AM