NARAYNGANJ:  A district court on Thursday awarded life term imprisonment to nine people and fined Tk 1 lakh each for killing a freedom fighter of Siddirganj in the district.

Narayanganj additional and district session judge Mamunur Rashid handed down the punishment on Thursday in presence of the accused.

The convicts are Nur Mohammad Ali alias Nura, Ahmmad Ali, Dil Mohammad Dila, Abdul Kayum, Salam, Iqbal Hossain, Safar Ali and Meher Ali. All of them hailed from Mouchak area of Siddirganj.

Court additional PP MA Rahim said the convicts killed Fredom Fighter Nur Hossain after calling him to talk outside his home at Mouchak of Siddirganj on February 20, 2002.

The court recorded deposition of 26 witnesses in the case.

BDST: 1322 HRS, FEB 26, 2015