A Lakshmipur court on Wednesday sentenced two people to life imprisonment in a case over killing an auto-rickshaw driver in 2013.
The lifers are Mohan, son of Moin Uddin of Birahimpur village in Lakshmipur Sadar, and Tareq, son of Abdullah of Rashidpur village. Mohan was tried in absentia.
District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Rahibul Islam handed down the verdict.
The court also fined them Tk 10,000 each, in default, to suffer one year more rigorous imprisonment, said Public Prosecutor (PP) of Lakshmipur Judge Court Jasim Uddin.
According to the case, the convicts killed CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver Mohin at Bijoynagar village in Hamchhadi Union of Lakshmiipur Sadar on July 27 in 2013.
Police recovered the body from roadside.
On following day, a case was filed at Lakshmipur Sadar Police Station in this regard.
Police investigated the case and submitted a chargesheet against Mohan and Tareq on January 13, 2014.
Source: United News of Bangladesh