JOYPURHAT, May 7, 2024 (BSS) - A court here today sentenced three people to death in a case filed over killing van driver Abu Salam in Kalai upazila of the district in 2005.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-1 Judge Md. Nurul Islam pronounced the verdict this afternoon.

The convicts are - Haroon-Or-Rashid, son of Jahangir Hossain, Mostak Ahmed, son of Moslem Uddin and Hafizar Rahman, son of Jasim Uddin, residents of Awra village of the upazila.

The court also fined them Taka 50,000 each.

According to the details of the case, on January 12 in 2005, van driver Abu Salam was strangled to death by the accused in Durgadaha area under Joypurhat Sadar upazila and the accused hide the body of Abu Salam at an old graveyard of Amjad Hussain family in Awra area of the Kalai upazila and fled his van.

According to the details of the case, on January 12, 2005 van driver Abu Salam was strangled to death by the accused at Durgadaha area under Joypurhat Sadar upazila and the accused dumped the body of Abu Salam at an old Amjad Hussain's family graveyard in in Awra area of the Kalai upazila and the accused fled with Abu Salam's van.

On January 13 in 2005, locals found Abu Salam's body and informed police.

Later, police recovered the body from the spot and sent it to the morgue.

Officer-in-charge (OC) of Kalai Police Station Mirza Md Shahjahan filed a case as the plaintiff.

On July 9, 2005, the investigating officer of the case filed the charge sheet in the court. After examining the record and witnesses, the court found five people guilty.

Public Prosecutor (PP) Advocate Nripendranath Mondal confirmed the matter.