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Four of a family among 5 to walk gallows for killing lawyer

OUR CORRESPONDENT, Gazipur

A Gazipur court sentenced five people, including four members of a family, to death for killing an apprentice lawyer Firozzaman Sohel in Gazipur in 2008.
The judge of Additional District and Sessions Judge of Gazipur (first court) Mohammed Fazle Elahi Bhuiyan handed down the verdict yesterday noon. The court also fined the convicts Tk 10,000 at the same time.
The convicted are Amena Begum, 53, and her three sons -- Mohammed Sajul, 28, Mohammed Tithi, 31 and Bappy, 33. Another convicted is Mohammed Badal, 42.
Court inspector Mohammed Rabiul Islam said among them Mohammed Badal and Mohammed Tithi were present in court room during the verdict. However, Amena, Sajal and Bappy were tried in absentia.
According to the prosecution, the convicted persons called Firozzaman Sohel, an apprentice lawyer of Gazipur court and also grandson of Language Martyrs Abdul Jabbar, from his Chhyabithi residence of Gazipur to Rathkhola area at the evening on March 9 in 2008. Later, they hacked Sohel with sharp weapons over previous enmity, and leaving him critically injured.  
Locals rescued Sohel and sent him to the than Gazipur sadar hospital (at present Gazipur Shahid Taz Uddin Ahmed Medical College and Hospital).  He was later shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where he died on March 10, a day after the incident.
Following the incident, Sohel’s father Sohrab Uddin Vandary filed a case with Joydebpur police station against eight people in this connection. Sub inspector of Joydebpur police station and investigation officer of the case Mohammed Zahidul Islam submitted charge-sheet against five people on July 10 in 2008.
After examining all documents and witnesses, Additional District and Sessions Judge (first court) Mohammed Fazle Elahi Bhuiyan handed down the verdict. Family members of Sohel expressed their satisfaction after the verdict.

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Published by the Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited at Media Printers, 446/H, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1215.
Editorial, News & Commercial Offices : Beximco Media Complex, 149-150 Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. GPO Box No. 934, Dhaka-1000.

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