13 robbers jailed
A Manikganj court sentenced 13 people to jail terms ranging from five to nine years for committing robbery at Jabra village in Ghior upazila in 2008.Joint District and Sessions Judge Sheikh Golam Mahbub pronounced the verdict. The convicts are Raja Mia, Rezaul Karim, Bachchu Mia, Alauddin, Lablu, Mostafa, Mukter Uddin, Tofazzal Hossain, Hannan Khan, Abdul Malek, Zia and Rabiul. According to the case statement, a gang of robbers attacked the houses of Pradip Saha, Prafulla Bala Saha, Santos Saha, Abul Kashem, Amjad Hossain and Dabir Uddin at Jabra village on the night of April 5, 2008 and looted goods worth Tk 6 lakh from the houses. Pradip Saha filed a case with Ghior Police Station the following day. Police later arrested 12 members of the gang while another member, Rabiul, has been absconding since filing of the case.
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