One gets life-term in C’nawabganj drugs case

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Aug 14 (BSS): A Chapainawabganj court on Tuesday afternoon sentenced one person to life-term imprisonment and fined him Tk 50,000 for two years more to suffer in jail in default.

The convicted person was Belal Hossain, 35, son of late Mursadi of Raninagar Kumurpur village under Godagari upazila in Rajshahi district.

Senior District and Session Judge Md. Adeeb Ali gave the verdict in presence of the convict.

According to the prosecution story, a team from Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on a tip conducted a raid at Dariapur Truck Terminal area under Chapainawabganj municipality on January 11, 2021 and arrested Belal with 1.5 kg of heroin and also detained a truck.

Sub-inspector Md. Tofa-zzal Hossain of RAB-5 filed a case on Wednesday with Chapainawabganj Sadar Model thana accusing Belal.