Three cops get life in jail over killing of driver in Dhaka

A Dhaka court has sentenced three policemen to life imprisonment for beating to death a driver, Ishtiaque Hossain Jony, at the Pallabi Police Station more than six years ago.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Kamrul Kayes passed the verdict in the much-publicised case on Thursday, reports bdnews24.com.

The convicts were also fined Tk 100,000 each and will have to spend an additional six months in jail if they fail to pay the fine.

Moreover, they have each been ordered to pay Tk 200,000 to the family of the victim's family, a decision which is not subject to an appeal.