11 sentenced to life in robbery case in Lakshmipur

LAKSHMIPUR, Oct 17 (BSS): A Lakshmipur court has sentenced 11 men to life term imprisonment for murdering a man during robbery in Sadar upazila in 2005.
The convicts are Hossain Patwari, Md Kowser, Abul Hossain, Choto Kamal, Belal Hossain, Anowar Hossain, Ripon Hossain, Kabir Hossain, Ismail Hossain, Alamgir Hossain and Abul kalam Bahar.
District and Session Judge Md Rahibul Islam handed down the verdict on Tuesday.
The court also fined each of them Tk 10,000. If the convicts fail to pay the amount they will serve one year in jail more. According to the prosecution story, on February 16 in 2005 the convicted dacoits shoot dead one Mokbul Ahmed during robbery at his house at Dakhin
Gangashibpur village in the upazila. Following the murder and robbery victim's daughter filed a case with Sadar Model thana accusing unnamed people.
On December 29 in 2005 police pressed the charge sheet accusing 14 people.
Testifying witnesses and evidences, the court gave the order in absence of most of the convicts. The court also acquitted two persons by the order.