Three jailed for life for killing farmer in Rajshahi

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RAJSHAHI, Oct 11, 2018 (BSS) – A court here today gave life-term
imprisonment to three persons for killing a person four years back.

Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Anup Kumar gave the verdict against Anwar
Parvej, 45, Abdur Rashid, 58, and Mithun, 30. All of them are the residents
of Raghunathpur village under Puthiya Upazila in the district. They were also
fined Taka 5,000 each, in default, to suffer one year more behind the bar.

All the convicts were present at the dock during the announcement of the
verdict on Wednesday.

Two other accused of the case, Ripon and Taslima Begum, were acquitted
as the charge brought against them could not be proved.

According to the prosecution story, in brief, is that the accused in
accomplice with each other stabbed farmer Abdul Kuddus indiscriminately to
death while he was working in a field on December 27, 2014 as a sequel to
previous enmity.

Wife of the victim Sabia Begum lodged a case with Puthiya Police Station
on the same day.

Upon completion of investigation police pressed charges accusing five
persons.

After examining recorded depositions of 13 prosecution witnesses and
other relevant evidences the court handed down the verdict.