Dhaka: A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Saturday sentenced three people of three mineral water producing factories in Dhaka to different jail terms for producing germ-contaminated bottled water.

The convicts are: Md Mamun Miah, manager of ‘Dytal Drinking Water’ at RK Mission Road of Gopibagh, Md Harun-ur-Rashid, owner of ‘Sabrina Drinking Water’ in Gulapbagh, and Salman Rahman, owner of ‘Alpine Fresh Water’ at Begumganj Lane of Narinda area of the city.

Mamun was sentenced to three months’ simple jail and fined Tk 50,000, in default, one month’s more jail. Harun was sentenced to six months jail and fined Tk 1 lakh, in default, 15 days more jail. Salman was given two years’ simple jail and fined of Tk 1 lakh, in default, one month more jail.

Sources at the Rab headquarters said acting on a tip-off, a team of Rab-10, led by ASP Md Raselur Rahman along with executive magistrate Md Sarwar Alam, conducted the drive in three areas mentioned above in between 11:30pm and 4:00pm.

During the drive, the elite force found that germ water of Dhaka WASA was being bottled illegally inside the three mineral water producing factories.

Md Rashed Al Mamun, field officer of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI), was also present during the drive.