5 Sylhet JCD men jailed

All the convicts have been absconding since the incident, police claimed.

Magistrate Tofayel Islam of the Speedy Trial Tribunal in a judgement on Wednesday acquitted Imrul Kayes Imon, another JCD cadre who is also at large.

According to prosecution, the JCD cadres Jami and Taher along with five others parked a private car in front of the Ghoroni Jewellers at Zindabazar at about 9:00pm on August 21of last year.

As the shopkeepers asked them to free the space, an altercation followed between them.

At one stage, the JCD cadres armed with deadly weapons went on a rampage and looted gold ornaments and caused critical injuries to Afzal Ahmed and Azmal Ahmed.

Iqbal Ahmed, another brother of the injured, filed a case with Sylhet Kotwali Police Station in this connection accusing Zami, Taher, Imrul Kayes Imran, Tipu, Jahangir and Kamal.

The business community also observed strikes demanding stern action against them.