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One gets life for murder

11 August 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Faridpur

The Additional District and Sessions Judge's Court, Faridpur, yesterday sentenced one person to life imprisonment (RI) in a murder case. The convict, Shaheed Khan,27, of village Charmadhobdia in Sadar upazila was also fined Tk 50,000, in default, he is to suffer two more years in jail. According to the prosecution, Lal Mia, a day-labourer was seriously stabbed by his rivals at Bhashanchar in Sadar upazila on January14, 2005. They also snatched over Tk 3,000 from him. The next day, he succumbed to his injuries at Faridpur General Hospital. A murder case was filed with Kotwali Police Station against three people including Shaheed. But two others were acquitted of charges.