A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced five people to death and four others to life imprisonment unto death for the 2012 murder of Dr Narayan Chandra Datta (Nitai), an assistant professor at National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital (NIDCH) in Dhaka’s Mohakhali.
Judege of the Dhaka Special Judge Court-10 Md Rezaul Karim handed down the punishment.
The condemned convicts were identified as Quamrul, Bakul Mia, Mintu alias Bargira Mintu alias Masum Mintu, Hasan Miji, and Syed Bepari alias Abu Sayed. The court also fined them Tk10,000 each.
The lifers were identified as Saidul, Masum, Abul Kalam and Foysal. The court also fined them Tk 10,000, each.
The court also sentenced life imprisonment to another accused identified as Rafiqul Islam.
According to the prosecution, Dr Narayan Chandra Datta (Nitai), assistant professor of Medicine Department of National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital (NIDCH), was found dead at his Mohakhali residence on August 22, 2012.
Later, he was taken to NIDCH where the doctors declared him dead.
Tarit Kanti Datta, father of Dr Nitai, filed a case with Banani Police Station.
Police submitted chargesheet against 10 people on February 11, 2013. During investigation, police found that Dr Nitai was killed by the convicts who had been at the doctor’s residence to steal belongings from the house.
