A Gopalganj court on Thursday sentenced five people to death and 17 others to life term imprisonment for killing a man in 1999.

The condemned convicts are—Zakaria Sapu, Khokon Master, Shahadat, Hemayet Molla and Shahjahan, reports UNB.

The lifers are—Kaikobad, Muzaffar, Fayek, Pervez Shahnur, Mosharraf, Lutu Shikdar, Imarat, Hasan, Shaha Azam, Layek, Selim, Faju, Faruk, Rahman, Farman, Bayezid and Faruk (2).

According to the prosecution, Shiru Mollah, 55 of Aurakandi village in Kashiani upazila was hacked to death by some miscreants over previous enmity on October 15, 1999.

A case was filed with Kashiani Police Station. Police arrested the accused in different times.

Police submitted chargesheet against 37 people.

After examining records and witnesses, Additional District and Session Judge Mohammad Nazir Hossain handed down the verdict acquitting 15 other accused as allegations brought against them were not proved.