AL Leader Murder in Kishoreganj
Six including 3 siblings to die, 8 get life
Six people including three siblings were sentenced to death while eight to life term rigorous imprisonment (RI) in a sensational Awami League (AL) leader murder case of Sadar upazila.
Those sentenced to death are three brothers-- Md Kabir Rabbani Jewel, 36, Md Muazzem Hossain Rubel, 28, and Md Novel, 23, sons of late M A Karim of Austabarga village in Sadar upazila-- and Md Babul Mia, 42, Md Rahim Khan, 55, and Mamun Mia, 26, of the same village.
The life term RI convicts are former UP member Abdul Ahad Khan,55, of Austabarga village, Babu Khan, 22, Md Angur Mia, 32, Awal Khan, 38, Akbar Hossain Renu, 50, Md Dulal Mia, 60, Sabuj Mia, 29, of Sadullarchar village and Samsul Alam Sarker,50, of Dowkia village in Sadar upazila. Of the convicts, three brothers--Jewel, Rubel and Novel-- are still at large while the others are in jail.
All the convicts were also fined Tk 50 thousand each, in default, to suffer one year more in jail.
According to the prosecution and Kishoreganj public prosecutor (PP) advocate Shah Azizul Huq, AL leader Shahidul Alam Khan alias Shahid, 48, information and research secretary of Kishoreganj Sadar upazila Awami League was attacked by a gang in broad daylight on April 7, 2006 near his house at Sadullarchar bazar.
Shahid was going to market from his house along with one Khokan Mia by a motor bike.
The gang hacked Shahid, son of late Sadar upazila chairman Abdul Bari Khan, indiscriminately with a sharp weapon.
Later, locals rushed him to Kishoreganj Adhunik Sadar Hospital but he succumbed to his injuries on the way.
The following day, Farid Ahmed, brother of the deceased, filed a murder case with Kishoreganj Sadar police station.
Md Akteruzzaman, sub-inspector (SI) of Sadar PS and investigation officer of the case submitted chargesheet in the case on May 21 the same year.
Later, considering it as a sensational case, it was shifted to Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal on November 28, 2010.
Md Mutahar Hossain, judge of Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 handed down the verdict yesterday in a crowded courtroom.
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