Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- A Mymensingh court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment unto death for the abduction and murder of a child in 2016.

Mymensingh Additional Sessions Judge Ali Munsur delivered the verdict on Thursday, sentencing Shaheed Mia of Nandail upazila. The court also imposed a fine of Tk 100,000 on him.

However, two other accused in the case, Taher Uddin and Tahura Begum, were acquitted due to a lack of evidence, reports UNB.

According to the prosecution, Shaheed Mia had a longstanding dispute with his neighbor, Abdul Kaiyum, over the demarcation of a boundary wall.

On August 15, 2016, Shaheed abducted Kaiyum's child, Tasin, and later demanded ransom money over the phone. When his demands were not met, Shaheed strangled the ...