Verdict of arms case against Papia, her husband Monday

Judgment in the arms case filed against expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon will be delivered Monday.

Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of Special Tribunal-1 of Dhaka will pronounce the judgment at 2:00pm, said Additional Public Prosecutor Tapash Kumar Paul.

On completion of the trial within nine working days, the judge on September 27set the date for delivering the judgment in the case.

A team of Rab arrested Papia and her husband -- a former Chhatra League leader -- and their two accomplices from Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on February 22, while they were attempting to leave the country.

The following morning, Rab raided Papia's house on Indira Road in Farmgate and recovered a foreign pistol, two magazines, 20 bullets, five bottles of foreign liquor, Tk 58,41,000 in cash, as well as credit and debit cards of different banks.

On February 24, an arms case was filed against the couple with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station.

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