5 sentenced to life imprisonment for killing college student in M’singh

A Mymensingh court on Monday sentenced five people to life imprisonment for the 2018 murder of a college student.

The verdict was delivered by Judge Farhana Ferdous of the Mymensingh Special Court.

The lifers are—Nishad, Khorshed, Tushar, Sabuj and Parris Diamond of Mymensingh city. Among them Khorshed tried in absentia.

The court also fined them Tk50,000, each in default to suffer six months more in rigorous imprisonment.

According to the prosecution, a group of muggers intercepted, Ibrahim Khali, 23, a 3rd year Honours Student of Ananda Mohon College and son of Jalal Uddin of Rouha Maddhyapara in Gafargaon upazila, when he was went to Kewatkhali for purchasing medicine on January 18, 2018.

The attackers then robbed Khalil of his mobile phone and cash. When he resisted, they stabbed him with a sharp weapon, leaving him injured. Khalil was later taken to Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

A case was filed at Kotwali Police Station in connection with the incident.