, Feb. 6 -- A man has been sentenced to 10 days of simple imprisonment for allegedly setting fire to an election camp of Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Abu Sadat Md Sayem in Naogaon-5 (Sadar) constituency.

The verdict was delivered on Friday afternoon by Chairman of the constituency's Election Inquiry and Judicial Committee Md Asaduzzaman Noor.

The convict was identified as Liton Kumar Chouhan, a resident of Nuniyapara Sweeper Colony in Naogaon town.

According to local sources, Liton was caught red-handed by locals while setting fire to the Jamaat election camp at Muktir Mor, a busy area of the town, around 4:00 am on Friday. He was later handed over to the police. However, his political affiliation could not be confirmed.

Sources from the...