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Munshiganj court sentences two to death, two to life in jail for 2009 murder
A Munshiganj court has sentenced two persons to death and two others to life imprisonment in the Riaz Byapari murder case.
Published : 29 Nov 2015, 06:27 PM
Updated : 29 Nov 2015, 06:27 PM
District and Sessions Judge Md Shawkat Ali Chowdhury delivered the verdict on Sunday afternoon in a packed courtroom.
Those given the death penalty were Ripon Khan, 28, and Md Shamim, 26. The two who were awarded life in prison were Shah Jalal, 32, and Monjil Mia, 31.
The victim and the convicts, all labourers, were from the district's Gajaria Upazila.
After the verdict, Public Prosecutor Abdul Motin said only Monjil Mia was still absconding.
Quoting the case details, Motin said the convicts strangled Riaz to death on Mar 14, 2009 following a dispute. Riaz's body was recovered from a paddy field the next day.
His father Golboksh Byapari filed the murder case against the four on that day.
Byapari on Sunday expressed satisfaction over the verdict and called for speedy execution of the convicts.
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