Two to die for Palash murder in Manikganj

The convicts are Shubhash Rajbangshi and Bimal Rajbangshi of Katgram village in Sadar upazilla of Manikganj. Bimal is now absconding. One accused Gouranga Rajbangshi died before the verdict while another accused were acquitted of the charges brought against them because of lack of proof.

Md Momin Ullah, District and Sessions Judge, Manikganj declared the verdict.

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The judgement was delivered six years, three months and twenty nine days after abduction and killing of Palash.

The judgement said the prosecution had no eye witness but was able to prove charges on the basis of circumstantial evidence, confessional statement of the accused and statements of the 26 prosecution witness (PWs) in the case.

On May 5 in 1997, Shubhash Rajbangshi and Bimal Rajbangshi took Palash to Daulatdia sex workers village from Kaligram High School on the plea of showing him a cinema shooting. They kept Palash confined and killed. But they demanded Tk 1,50,000 from his father through a letter, though they already killed Palash by the time.

The victim's father filed an abduction case against the accused on July 31, 1997 with Manikganj Sadar Police Station.