Online Desk  :    The High Court on Thursday acquitted BNP leader Aman Ullah Aman from a seven-year jail term handed down by a lower court in an extortion case. An HC bench comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayetur Rahim delivered the verdict on Thursday. Senior advocates Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon and Nazmul Huda argued on behalf of Aman, with legal assistance from Tariq Bhuiyan. The case dates back to 6 March 2007, when a complaint was filed with the South Keraniganj Police Station by Rafiqul Alam, a resident of Purba Aganagar, accusing Aman Ullah Aman of extortion.

The allegations are related to an incident on June 26, 2004, where Aman was accused of collecting Tk 5 lakh in two installments in 2005. Aman was shown arrested in the case on March 7, 2007, and the trial court sentenced him on May 8, 2008, to seven years of rigorous imprisonment along with a Tk 1 lakh fine. After the conviction, Aman appealed to the High Court in 2008, challenging the verdict. After a prolonged legal battle, the High Court’s decision now clears him of the charges.