Dhaka, Dec 23 (IANS): A Dhaka court Tuesday awarded the death penalty to three persons for the 2010 beheading of a mechanic, Rubel, in Old Dhaka.

Judge Md Rezaul Islam of Dhaka's Fifth Special Court pronounced the verdict in the presence of the convicts Tuesday, bdnews24.com reported.

The convicts are Barisal area's Rubel, 25, Rony Biswas, 24, and Mymensingh's Roman.

Each of them were fined 25,000 taka ($320), failing to pay which they will be penalised with a year's jail term, said prosecution lawyer Shawkat Alam.

He said the convicts murdered and beheaded Rubel on the ground floor of Hotel Shah Kamal in Old Dhaka June 6, 2010.

The hotel manager later informed the police. One of the assailants, Roman, was arrested with the severed head. The other two eventually confessed to the murder following their arrest.

The body was recovered from the ground floor of Hotel Shah Kamal.

The victim's elder brother Maran Mia filed a complaint at Sutrapur police station.

Sutrapur police sub-inspector Ashiqur Rahman filed a charge sheet against the three in the court Dec 29, 2010. The court indicted the three assailants Sep 21, 2011.

Defence lawyer Morsheda Begum Lucky expressed dissatisfaction over the verdict.

"We will file an appeal in the High Court," she said.