Acid thrower jailed
A court here on Tuesday convicted a man and sentenced him to life imprisonment in an acid throwing case. The court also fined the convict, Chan Mia of village Ghechua in Sakhipur upazila, Tk 30,000. According to the prosecution, Chan Mia, following a previous enmity threw acid on his neighbour Parul Akhter, wife of Habibur Rahman, at about 1pm on July 4, in 2008 in absence of her husband, leaving her critically injured. A case was filed and after investigation police submitted charge sheet against three people including Chan Mia. After examining the records and witnesses Additional District and Sessions Judge and Judge of Special Tribunal-2 Mohammad Bazlur Rahman handed down the verdict acquitting two others.
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