One to die, 30 others jailed for killing in Bagerhat
A court here yesterday sentenced a man to death, and awarded life imprisonment to another and five years' imprisonment each to 29 others for killing Sohrab Hossain in Morrelganj upazila of the district in 2001.
The court also fined all of them Tk 20,000 each, in default, to serve one more year in jail.
Judge Md Zakaria Hossain of Bagerhat Additional District and Sessions Judge's Court-2 announced the verdict yesterday.
Atahar Ali, alias Poran Babu, son of Yusuf Tarafdar of Dema village in Sadar upazila, was given death sentence and Abdur Rashid was given life time imprisonment, said Assistant Public Prosecutor Shita Debnath.
According to the case statement, a gang of 30 to 40 criminals, led by Poran and Yusuf, attacked the village home of Sohrab Hossain on June 18 in 2001over a land dispute. They held the family members at gunpoint and exploded bombs to create panic.
When Sohrab tried to escape, the criminals shot and hacked him to death.
Victim's wife Kohinur filed a murder case with Morrelganj Police Station the same day.
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