Bagerhat: A court on Wednesday sentenced four persons to suffer life imprisonment for killing a man at Piljang village under Fakirhat upazila in Bagerhat in 2009.

The court also fined them Taka 10,000 each, in default, to suffer one year more in jail.

District and session Judge Mizanur Rahman pronounced the judgment.

According to the court sources, the convicted persons are- Enamul Sheikh, 20, son of Jalil Sheikh, Jahid Gazi, 23, son of Sahid Gazi, Alamin Sheikh, 21, son of Abul Hasem Sheikh of Kastrobaria village under Rampal upazila and Ekhlak Khandaker, 25, son of Kabir Khandaker resident of Fakirhat upazila in Bagerhat district.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that the convicted persons strangulated van puller Jakaria in the area on February 2009 and snatched his van.

The victim’s mother Sarifa Begum filed a murder case against unidentified persons with Fakirhat Thana on the same day.

Police after investigation submitted charge sheet against six persons to the court.

Later, Judge Mijanur Rahman after examining the witnesses and evidences found the four convicted persons guilty and handed down the punishment.

The two other accused died during the trial period of the case.