Ashraful Islam Joy:

A court in Sirajganj on Sunday sentenced seven people to life term imprisonment while eight others to different other terms jail in a murder case filed in 2012.

Sirajganj Additional District and Session Judge Kaniz Fatema handed down the verdict.

THE LIFERS ARE—Waaz Ali, Abdul Hamid and Arshed Ali—all are sons of Moksed Sheikh, Abdus Samad, son of Mokbel Sheikh, Md Kunu and Idris Ali—two are sons of Elahi Box and Selim Reza, son of Waaz Ali of Shahzadpur upazila.

The court also fined them Tk 20,000 each, in default, to suffer two months in jail.

Meanwhile, the court also sentenced Abdur Rahim to two years jail and seven others to six-month jail in the case.

According to the prosecution, Osman Goni of Potazia village in Shahzadpur upazila had an enmity with the convicts over the ownership of a piece of land.

As a sequel to the enmity, the convicts carried out attack on the family members of Osman on August 23, 2012, over the issue, leaving Sabbir and a number of people injured.

Among the injured, Sabbir died on the way to the Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital. A case was filed in this connection.  Police submitted a charge-sheet against 15 people.