BSS
  03 Nov 2024, 18:58

Siblings awarded death sentence in double murder case

RANGPUR, Nov 3, 2024 (BSS) - A court here today sentenced two brothers to

death sentence and another one to life-term imprisonment for murdering two
men in Pirganj upazila of the district in 2018.

Senior District and Sessions Judge Fazle Khoda Md Nazir handed down the
verdict to Harun Mondol and his brother Abdur Rashid alias Nannu Mondol. Both
were the residents of Taherpur village under the upazila.

The person who was awarded life-term imprisonment was Akhmol Hossain.

According to the prosecution, the convicts hacked Razzak Mondol and his
brother Samsul Mondol and their nephew Rafiqul Islam by spade on July 28 in
2018.

After the incident, the trio was admitted to Pirganj Upazila Health Complex.
Later, they were shifted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) where
Razzak Mondol was declared dead and Rafiqul Islam died under treatment.

Following the murder, Razzak Mondol's daughter filed a case with Pirganj
Thana accusing the trio. Police pressed the charge sheet later.

Testifying witnesses and evidence, the court passed the order in presence of
the convicts, said Public Prosecutor (PP) Aftab Uddin Ahmed.