Three get life term in Pirojpur murder case

PIROJPUR, Sept 23 (BSS): A court on Tuesday sentenced three people to life-term imprisonment in a murder case at Mathbaria upazila of the district in 2018.

The court also fined them Tk 10,000 each, in default, to suffer six months more in jail.

Senior District and Sessions Judge Md. Mojibur Rahman delivered the verdict on Tuesday afternoon, said Public Prosecutor (PP) of the court Abul Kalam Akon.

The convicts are Md. Sohag Howlader, son of Shah Alam Howlader of Banshbunia village in Mathbaria upazila, Md. Sohag Mridha, son of Md. Monir Mridha of Boro Shaula village and Md. Shahin Mallik, son of Md. Aziz Mallik of Chhota Shaula village of the upazila.

Sohag Howlader was present in the court when the verdict was announced, but the other two accused are absconding. According to prosecution, Ariful Islam, 18, son of Anwar Mistry of Barashoula village of the upazila had been missing since he left his house at around 3:30 pm on April 14, 2018. In the morning of April 18, police recovered the floating body of Ariful from a canal.

On the same day, the deceased mother Farida filed a case with Mathbaria Police Station.

Police initially accused 12 people on suspicion of involvement in the incident, but filed a charge-sheet in the court against three people who were convicted during the investigation, the PP added.