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Justice Sinha's house on fire
The ancestral house of Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha at Moulvibazar has been set on fire by Jamaat-e-Islami supporters, police said.
Published : 11 Dec 2013, 05:00 AM
Updated : 11 Dec 2013, 05:03 AM
Justice Sinha was in the Appellate Division bench of the Supreme Court that revised Abdul Quader Molla's life sentence to death penalty.
Kamalganj police station OC Nihar Ranjan Debnath said the incident occurred around 5am on Wednesday at Ranirbazar village under Adampur union of Kamalganj upazila of the distrcit.
He said that miscreants poured petrol on the balcony of the house and set it alight.
Wooden furniture and window frames were damaged in the fire, the OC said.
Justice Sinha's sister-in-law Laxmirani Sinha said the Jamaat-Shibir activists were responsible for the arson.
She said the miscreants ran away leaving behind a sharp weapon as they woke up and raised an alarm.
A case is being filed over the arson.
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