The High Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence of three convicts in a case over the killing of student Himadri Majumdar Himu in Chittagong in 2012.
The death-row convicts are- Mahbub Ali Dany, Zahidul Islam Shaon and Zunayed Riyad.
The court also acquitted Shah Selim alias Tipu and Shahadat Hossain Saju.
The High Court bench of Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman delivered the judgment after hearing the death references and the convicts' petitions.
On April 27, 2012, Himadri, an A-level student of Summerfield School and College of Chittagong, was forcibly taken to the rooftop of Tipu's residential building and pushed off from the roof unleashing dogs on him.
Himadri died on May 23 of the year after undergoing treatment for 26 days.
Later, a case was filed at the Panchlaish police station. On October 30 of the same year, police submitted a charge sheet to the court against the five convicts.
On August 14, 2016, Chittagong's Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Nurul Islam sentenced the five accused to death for their involvement in the murder.
Later, the documents of the death sentences were sent to the High Court for approval as per the rules. Besides, the convicts appealed challenging the trial court judgment.
