Order on 29th April regarding framing of charges in Tipu-Preeti murder case in Shahjahanpur

Order on 29th April regarding framing of charges in Tipu-Preeti murder case in Shahjahanpur

MA Latif, Court Reporter: [২] On Thursday, in the judge’s court of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-3, the hearing of charges against 33 accused in the case of shooting death of Awami League leader Zahidul Islam Tipu and college student Samia Afran Priti in Shahjahanpur of the capital ended. On this day, the lawyers of 26 accused asked for release and bail for 19 accused. After the hearing, the court fixed April 29 as the date for framing of charges against the accused and ordering bail.

[৩] Gazi Zillur Rahman, the plaintiff’s lawyer, told the matter to ‘Aramsame.com’.

[৪] On June 5, 2023, investigating officer DB Police Inspector Yasin Shikder filed this charge sheet in the General Registration Branch of Shahjanpur Police Station. In the report, the investigating officer of the case mentioned that the allegations against 34 people were found to be true. However, as the full name and address of an accused named Axel Sohail was not available, he was acquitted. 33 people have been accused for trial in this case. Later, on June 20, the court accepted the charge sheet against 33 people, including two terrorists Jisan and Freedom Manik, who were absconding abroad.

[৫] The notable accused included in the charge sheet are Ashraf Talukder, organizing secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan South Awami League, Maruf Ahmed Mansoor, ward number 10 councilor of Dhaka South City Corporation and Awami League leader, former general secretary of Motijheel Thana Chhatra League, Khairul Islam, leader of Motijheel Thana Jatiya Party Zuber Alam Khan Rabin, Former convenor of Habibullah Bahar College Chhatra League Sohail Shahriar, expelled president of Ward No. 10 Jubo League Maruf Reza Sagar, former president of Ward No. 11 Kamruzzaman Babul, former member of Ward No. 10 Jubo League Kailya Palash, former leader of Jubo League of the same ward Aminul, former convenor of Chhatra League ‘Ghatak’ Sohail , Suman Shikder Musa, Musa’s brother Saikat, Musa’s nephew Shikder Akash, Imran Hossain Jitu, Molla Shamim, Rakib, BD Babu, Omar Farooq, ‘Killer’ Nasir, Rifat, Ishtiaq Hossain Jitu, Mahbubur Rahman Titu, Hafiz, Masum and Rana Molla. . 24 of them have been arrested and Musa, Shooter Akash and Nasir Uddin Manik have voluntarily given their confessional statement in the court.

[৬] On March 24, 2022, Awami League leader Zahidul Islam Tipu was shot dead in front of the butter showroom next to Islami Bank in Shahjahanpur at around 10:30 PM. Meanwhile, a college student named Samia Afran Preeti (19) who was in the rickshaw next to the car was also killed. Besides, Tipu’s driver Munna was shot dead. After this sensational murder, Tipu’s wife, who was killed at Shahjahanpur police station, Farhana Islam Dolly, the reserved councilor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), filed a murder case against unknown persons as the plaintiff.

[৭] In the statement of the case, Tipu’s wife complained that on March 24, 2022, at around 10:30 PM, unknown miscreants attacked and shot Zahidul Islam Tipu with a firearm in order to kill him. Editing: Kamruzzaman