A Dhaka tribunal has sentenced three men to life imprisonment and two others to ten years in jail for maiming a seven-year-old boy to force him into begging sixteen years ago. The verdict was delivered on Thursday, April 9, 2026, by Judge Munshi Md. Moshior Rahman of the Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4. Each convict was also fined five lakh taka, with an additional one-year imprisonment in default. The court ordered that the fines be realized through auctioning the convicts’ properties and given to the victim’s family.

The life-term convicts are Salauddin, Md. Shariful Islam alias Korban Mia, and Khondaker Omar Faruk. Considering their age, Md. Ramzan and Saddam received ten-year sentences. Two other accused, Kawsar and Nazma Akter, were acquitted due to lack of evidence. Among the convicts, Shariful Islam and Omar Faruk are in custody, while Salauddin, Ramzan, and Saddam remain fugitives. Arrest warrants have been issued for the absconding convicts.

According to the case, the crime occurred on May 6, 2010, in Kamrangirchar, where the child was lured away, mutilated, and left severely injured. The tribunal heard testimony from 20 witnesses before delivering the verdict.