NARAIL, May 14, 2023 (BSS) - A court here today sentenced five people to

life-term imprisonment for killing a man in Kalia upazila of the district in
2010.

District Additional and Sessions Judge Md Akram Hossain handed down the
verdict to Faijur Mollah, Faruk Mollah, Kamal Khan, Ashikur Rahman and
Foshiar Mollah. All of them are the residents of Shatbaria village in Kalia
upazila.

In the verdict, the court also acquitted 21 accused for not proved allegation
against them.

According to the details of the case, on April 10 in 2010, the convicts
hacked one Sobhan Faraji to death in broad day light over previous enmity at
Shatbaria village.

Following the murder, victim's brother filed a case accusing 26 people with
Kalia Thana.

Testifying witnesses and evidences the court gave the verdict in presence of
three convicts. Ashikur Rahman is on run while Foshiar Mollah died during
hearing, said Public Prosecutor (PP) Advocate Emdadul Islam.

The court also fined each convicts Taka 30000.