Mymensingh:A court has sentenced four individuals, including a father and his two sons, to life imprisonment in a murder case registered at Trishal Police Station in 2011. The Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-4, presided over by Judge Farzana Ahmed, delivered the verdict this afternoon. Each convict was also fined Taka 1 lakh, with an additional one year of rigorous imprisonment if they fail to pay the fine.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the convicted individuals are Abdus Sattar Bepari, 75, his sons Alamgir Mia, 53, and Roni, 37, and his younger brother Ashikur Rahman Ashik, 35. They are from Baghadaria village in Trishal upazila. Currently, Alamgir Mia, Roni, and Ashik are absconding.
The court acquitted 12 of the 16 accused due to insufficient evidence against them, as stated by assistant court bench officer Md Abdul Malek.
The prosecution revealed that the convicts attacked Sohag, the eldest son of Abdus Salam Bepari, on May 28, 2011, during a family dispute over land, resulting in his critical injury. Sohag succumbed to his injuries on May 29, 2011. Abdus Salam Bepari, the victim's father and the convicts' brother, filed the murder case on June 2, 2011, at Trishal Police Station.