Dhaka, April 29 -- A mobile court sentenced six people to jail on charge of extracting soil from government land in Feni Sadar upazila early Tuesday.

The drive, led by Feni Sadar Assistant Commissioner (Land) Sajib Talukder, was conducted around 1am in Dakshin Chandpur area of Lemua union.

The court sentenced Md Zainal Abedin, 52, to four months' imprisonment and imposed a fine of Tk 25,000. Md Ismail, 35, and Md Saddam, 33, were each sentenced to three months in jail, with fines of Tk 25,000 and Tk 100, respectively.

Besides, Md Arif, 35, Md Israfil, 23, and Md Jahangir, 35, were each sentenced one month in jail and fined Tk 100.

According to court sources, the six were arrested while digging soil from riverbanks, causing threats to ...