One jailed for 40 years

A court here on Monday sentenced a young man to 40 years' imprisonment in an arms case. Convict Tipu Biswas alias Rana, 25, is son of Ahmed Ali of Raipur Maspara village in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna district. According to the prosecution, police, on information, raided the house of one Kalugazi at Kamalpur village in Sadar upazila on the night of December 5, 2006 to nab a gang of outlaws. Sensing presence of the law enforcers, the gang opened fire on police. At one stage, police constable Jahangir Hossain caught armed Rana. But, the other outlaws shot Jahangir, leaving him injured critically. Jahangir was rushed to Faridpur Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared him dead. Later, two cases -- one for murder and another under Arms Act -- were filed with Sadar police station.