Four get life term for murdering farmer at Savar in 2004

A Dhaka court has sentenced four persons to life in prison for killing a farmer at Ghasirdia village under Dhaka’s Savar.

Court Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 14 March 2016, 12:54 PM
Updated : 14 March 2016, 12:54 PM

Dhaka’s Fifth Additional and Sessions Judge Jewel Rana delivered the verdict on Monday in the presence of the convicts -- Kuzrat Ali, Abdur Rauf, Md Wazuddin and Selamuddin.
 
According to the case statement, the convicts strangled Md Selim after making him drink alcohol in a boat on Jul 15, 2004. Later, his body was thrown on the bank of Marichartek canal.
 
The victim’s elder brother Md Islam filed a case with the local police the following day.
 
The court also fined each of the victims Tk 10,000.
 
They were sent to jail after the verdict was declared.