The High Court (HC) has upheld death sentence of serial killer Roshu Kha in a case lodged over murder of Pervin Akter in Chandpur.

A High Court division bench of Justice Syed Md Ziaul Karim and Justice KMImrul Kayesh passed the order after holding hearing on death references and appeal in the case.

The court, however, commuted death sentences of Roshu's nephew Zahirul Islam and his cohort Eunus to life imprisonment.

According to the case documents, Roshu and his cronies raped and subsequently murdered Pervin Akter in Moddho Hasha village under Faridganj upazila in Chandpur district on July 20, 2009.

Chandpur Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal on March 6, 2018, convicted and sentenced three accused including Roshu Kha to death in this connection.

BDST: 1944 HRS, JULY 09, 2024
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