A Chittagong court on Tuesday awarded life-term imprisonment to four people for beating to death two youths in Sitakunda of the district 14 years ago.
Fifth Additional District and Sessions Judge Ashok Kumar Dutta delivered the verdict in a crowded court in presence of all four accused.
The convicted persons are Badsha Alam, Farooq Mia, Md Sekandar and Abul Kalam Azad, all hailing from Baro Aulia area.
The two victims were Mohammad Harun, a resident of Baro Aulia area, and his cousin Jahedul Alam.
The court also fined the convicts Tk 20,000 each, in default, they would have to suffer four months’ imprisonment.
Public Prosecutor Lokman Hossain Chowdhury said Harun and Zahidul were beaten to death inside the Equity Readymix Factory in Baro Aulia area following a previous enmity on April 20, 2008.
Harun's father Mohammad Ali filed the murder case. Police submitted the charge sheet on September 18 of the same year. The court indicted the accused on September 19, 2010.
The court pronounced the verdict after examining 17 prosecution witnesses out of 22 and awarded the punishment. The convicts were sent to jail after the verdict.
