A tribunal has sentenced four accused to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment in a case filed over the abduction of a seven-year-old boy and demanding a ransom in Nalitabari, Sherpur. They were also fined 10,000 taka each, with an additional six months of simple imprisonment in default. Bahauddin Ahmed, judge of the Sherpur Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal, delivered the verdict on Wednesday afternoon.
The child was abducted from Nalitabari town on August 14, 2014, and a ransom of 50,000 taka was demanded. The police rescued the child the next day and handed him over to his family. Following the judicial process, the court delivered the verdict after the charges were proven.
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