Shawdesh Desk:

A Feni court has sentenced three people to death and another to life term imprisonment for killing a CNG run auto-ricksahw driver at Jagatpur village in Chhagalnaiya upazila of Feni on November 18, 2010.

Besides, 16 accused have been acquitted in the case.

Judge Dr Begum Jebunnesa of Additional District and Sessions Judge Court handed down the verdict on Monday noon.

The court also fined them with Tk 40,000 each.

According to the case statement, Mulkat Ahmed Kala Mia went to Munsirhat from Parshuram with the rickshaw on November 18, 2010 at 6:00 pm. But he did not return home.

At one stage, Mulkat’s floating body found west side of Tukku Mia Pool of Jagatpur Road at 3:00 am.

The victim’s elder brother Fakhrul Ahmed Majumder filed a murder case with Fulgazi police station in this connection.