6 militants sentenced to death in Bangladesh
2 Jun 2016 4:03 AM IST
A Dhaka court handed down death sentences to six who raided the private bank on the outskirts of the capital, using grenades, guns and machetes.
Prosecution lawyers and police said the convicts belonged to outlawed Jamaatul Mujaheedin Bangladesh (JMB) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT).
“They will be hanged until death,” pronounced Dhaka’s District and Sessions Judge S M Kuddus Zaman.
The court also sentenced three other militants from the groups to prison terms ranging from three years to life. Two other suspects were acquitted.
Court officials said five of the convicts appeared in person as the verdict was delivered. One person was tied in absentia as he was still on the run.
“All of them were originally operatives of JMB but some of them later joined the newer outfit of ABT,” a police officer familiar with the investigation earlier told newsmen.
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