A Barishal court has sentenced four people to life term imprisonment for killing a youth in Rajapur upazila of Barishal district in 2019 .
It also fined the convicts Tk 5,000 each, in default, they have to serve additional three months in jail.
The court also acquitted five accused as their involvement in the killing was not found.
Barishal divisional speedy trial tribunal judge Mahamudur Rahman delivered the judgment in presence of the convicts on Wednesday.
The convicts are Jashim Khan, Helal Fakir, Faisal Fakir, and Belal Fakir.
According to the case statement, Mehedi Hasan Shuvo was stabbed to death on March 26, 2019 at Boryear village in Rajapur upazila of Jhalakati district following previous enmity.
Victim’ s father Mahabub logged a complaint with Rajapur police two days after the killing naming 15 people.
On July 20, 2020, inspector Md Mainuddin and Abul Kalam Azad of Rajapur police station submitted a charge sheet before the court against the nine accused.
Source: United News of Bangladesh