12 handed death penalty for killing college student

A Tangail court on Tuesday sentenced 12 people to death for killing college student Rabiul Islam Rajan in Bhuapur upazila of the district in 2014.

Judge Wahiduzzaman Sikdar of the Tangail Special Judge Court handed down the verdict.

On 13 April 2014, a group of people killed Rabiul Islam Rajan, 24, at his home over a family feud.

Later, the mother of the victim, Shahida Begum, filed the case against 18 people. After an inquiry, police submitted chargesheet against 12 of them.

Rajan’s mother was happy with the verdict. “I’ve got justice. And those, who have killed my son, have been given exemplary punishment,” she said.