Eskaton murders: Rony gets life in jail

Bokhtiar Ahmed Rony, son of former Awami League lawmaker Begum Pinu Khan, has got lifetime imprisonment in the sensational Eskaton double murder case.

Monjurul Imam, a Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions judge, passed the order on Wednesday.

The court said it sentenced Rony to life imprisonment taking into consideration his psychological and physical conditions at the time of the incident.

On April 13 in 2015, Rony, said to be a drug addict, opened fire on people indiscriminately near Janakantha Bhaban in New Eskaton area from his car, leaving two people - rickshaw-puller Abdul Hakim and Janakantha’s auto-rickshaw driver Yakub - injured with bullets.

Hakim succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on April 15 while Yeakub died at the hospital on April 23.

On April 15, a case was filed with Ramna police station against unidentified people in this connection.

On June 1, law enforces arrested Rony from his Dhanmondi residence in connection with the firing.