Eight others were granted different prison sentences in the embezzlement case
A judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal passed the verdict on Tuesday.
The convicts sentenced to death are Sohel Talukder, Afzal Hossain, Mojibor Rahman, Rahin, Azizar Rahman, Ferdous Ali and Ruhul Amin.
On Sep 8, 2016, Aroti Rani was kidnapped from her home at the Akkelpur Upazila’s Deora Asylum Centre and gang-raped, according to state prosecutor Firoza Chowdhury.
Aroti died while she was taken to a hospital.
On Sep 10 of the same year, the victim’s husband Ujjal Mahante filed a case over the incident with the Akkelpur Police Station accusing the seven people.