Staff Correspondent:

A Bogura court on Wednesday sentenced two people to death and another to three-year jail in a case lodged over the killing of an auto-rickshaw driver in Sadar upazila in 2020.

Judge of Additional Sessions Judge Court-2 Md. Abu Hanif handed down the verdict around 11:15 AM in presence of the convicted persons.

The death-sentenced convicts are Abdul Hannan, son of late Jamir Uddin of Chhota Kumira area in Sadar upazila and Rashed Khan, son of Dulu Khan of the same area.

Nurunnabi Munna of Nayapara area under Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur district was given a three-year rigorous imprisonment.

According to prosecution, Piyal, son of Mohidul Islam Khoka of Nishindara Madhyapara in Bogura town, went missing on March 21, 2020 with his auto-rickshaw. Later on March 28, his decomposed body was found in the graveyard of Hindupara in Bora Kumira of the town.

After identifying the body, his father filed a murder case with Sadar Police Station.

Later, police arrested Rashed and Hannan and they confessed to the murder. After their confessional statement, police arrested rickshaw buyer Nurunnabi Munna.

The judge after examining evidence found the convicts guilty and handed down the punishment.