Shawdesh Desk:

The Additional Sessions Judge Court-3 in Dinajpur on Tuesday sentenced a man to 13 years jail in a case filed over attempt to murder former Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer Wahida Khanam.

Judge Sadia Sultana of the court pronounced the punishment.

The court also fined convict Robiul Islam Robi, the former gardener of Ghoraghat UNO, Tk 13,000, in default, to suffer rigorous imprisonment for more nine months.

Ghoraghat UNO Wahida Khanam and her father Omar Ali were seriously injured in an attack by miscreants at her house on the Upazila Parishad premises on September 2, 2019.

They were first taken to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital. Later, the UNO was airlifted to Dhaka by a Bangladesh Air Force helicopter.

Police arrested eight suspects including the prime accused in the case.

Inspector of DB police and also the investigating officer of the case Abu Imam Zafar submitted chargehseet against Rabiul on October 21, 2019.