2015 Rangpur journalist Utshya murder: One gets death, two life terms
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A Rangpur court on Wednesday sentenced one man to death and two others to life imprisonment for the 2015 killing of journalist Mashiur Rahman alias Utshya Rahman.
The condemned convict is Rubel alias Hekram, while Alin and Shubho Kumar were sentenced to life imprisonment. All three were tried in absentia.
Rangpur District and Sessions Judge Mashiur Rahman handed down the verdict.
The court acquitted three others, including Johiron Akter Jui, an alleged drug peddler and alleged mastermind of the killing, as the prosecution failed to prove the charges against them.
According to the prosecution, Utshya, a journalist with Dainik Juger Alo, went missing on December 23, 2015, after leaving his home for work.
His body was later recovered from Dharma Das in Rangpur city, with his hands and legs tied to a tree.
His mother, Nurjahan Begum Nuri, filed a case with Kotwali Police Station following the killing.
Police later submitted a charge sheet against eight people, while the court framed charges against six accused in the case.