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Keraniganj double murder

Court rejects home ministry order to relieve Pintu's brother of charges

Court Correspondent
A Dhaka court yesterday rejected a home ministry order for withdrawal of murder charges against the brother of the ruling BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu and nine others.
Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Jahangir Alam Mollah issued the order after scrutinising the documents.
Pintu's brother Reazuddin
Ahmed Monir and the rest were implicated in the Keraniganj double murder case.
In his order, the judge said the government did not mention why the charges should be withdrawn. Moreover, the contents of the FIR, charge sheet and decisions of the higher courts did not suggest that it was a case of political harassment.
Earlier, the home ministry sent a letter to the Dhaka Metropolitan
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Public Prosecutor (PP) to arrange for relieving Monir and nine others of the charges.
In the letter, issued on July 15, the home ministry asked the PP to take necessary steps to withdraw the charges against Monir and nine others claiming that the case was false and fabricated.
After receiving the letter, Special PP Harun-or-Rashid submitted on July 17 a petition to the tribunal where the caseis still pending.
The nine others are Salahuddin, Mohammad Moula alias Malu, Mohammad Hasan, Jahangir alias Janu, Manju alias Manjur Ali, Shahin, Moahammad Alam, Mohamad Mesbah and Javed.
The tribunal framed charges against Monir and 22 others on July 13.
Monir and eight others are in jail custody while 10 others are on bail. But Talim, Azad, Javed and Mesbah
are absconding since the double murder.
Amir Abullah alias Shakil, 26, secretary of the Zinjira Market Association and sports secretary of the Zinjira Union Jubo Dal and one Sentu, 30, a lessee of a cattle market at Zinjira Bazar, were shot dead on February 16last year.
Shakil's brother Amir Hamza filed a murder case with the Keraniganj Police Station on the same day accusing Monir and nine others.
The investigation officer of the case submitted a charge sheet against Monir and 22 others on November 20 last year.
Meanwhile, the tribunal also rejected the bail petitions of Monir and one Mehbub Ali.
Advocates ABM Sharfuddin Khan Mukul, Hazi Nazrul Islam and Mohammad Ali appeared for the state while advocates Masud Ahmed Talukder, Mahbub Ahmed and Aslam defended the accused.