Drug peddlers, gamblers jailed

Unb, Bogra
A mobile court in Sherpur upazila sentenced two drug peddlers to six months imprisonment each and two gamblers to 30 days each on Friday morning. The drug peddlers are Aynal Haque, 24, son of late Hames Ali of Sherua village and Abu Zafar, 40, son of Anwar Hossain of Krishnapur village. The gamblers are Lal Mia, 25, son of Altaf Ali of Shibpur village and Rubel, 45, son of late Dabir Uddin of Parbhabanipur village in the upazila. Police said they arrested Aynal and Zafar early in the morning while they were selling heroin. Later, the duo were produced before the court led by Upazila Executive Magistrate Manjur Alam who penalised them. Gamblers Lal Mia and Rubel were arrested from Khamakandi village in the upazila and punished by the same court.