Ten get life imprisonment for acid attack
A Sylhet court yesterday sentenced 10 people to life imprisonment for hurling acid at two persons to grab their land.
The convicts are Abdus Salam, Nurul Miah, Altaf Miah, Shamsul Islam, Abdur Rahim, Ayat Uddin, Mashuk Miah, Mohammad Ali, Abdur Rashid and Rubel Miah.
Rubel is still on the run.
Sylhet Senior District and Sessions Judge KM Rasheduzzaman Raja, passed the verdict in presence of nine accused.
The prosecution in the case said the accused attacked Azir Uddin and Ala Uddin of Rautgram village in Sylhet’s Gowainghat upazila on March 26, 2013, to grab their house and land.
They also broke Azir and Ala’s legs and hurled acid at their eyes, which made them completely blind.
A case was later filed under Acid Crime Prevention Act 2002 with Gowainghat Police Station, accusing the attackers.
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