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PW-25 tells court

Msg Rashed Chy gunned down Serniabat
Major Rashed Chowdhury on August 15. 1975 brushfired the then minister Abdur Rab Serniabat twice moving his stengun from left to right and right to left while other officers followed him.
This was disclosed by the 25th prosecution witness in Bangabandhu murder case. Naik (retd) M Yasin, while making deposition to the trial court yesterday, reports UNB.
He further told the Dhaka District and Sessions Judge Court that a boy aged eight to 10 was standing beside Serniabat at that time and the bullets also struck him down.
Chief Special PP Serajul Haq and Special PP Ramjan AH Khan introduced the PW-25 to the court.
Earlier. PW-24 Havildar (retd) Aminur Rahman was cross-examined by defence lawyers when the court of Judge Kazi Golam Rasul resumed in the morning.
Beginning his deposition. Naik (retd) M Yasin told the court that he was a sepoy at 2 Field Artillery at Dhaka Can-
tonment In the month of August in 1975.
Major Khandakar Abdur Rashid was Commanding Off! cer of the regiment which had four batteries — Headquarters, fapa. Cubec and Romeo.
The witness was in Cubec Battery of which Commander was Captain Jobayer Siddiqui. Major Muhiuddin was Commander of Papa Battery while Captain Mostafa of Headquarters.
"We had a night parade on August 14.” Yasin said, adding CO Major Rashid asked them for road march after they fell in at the NT Park of the unit and were divided in different sections.
Captain Mostafa led the section wnere the PW was included and reached New Airport. At that time the troops were carrying personal arms but had no ammunition. T had an SLR."
"Captain Mostafa saheb asked us to fall in there at about 3:30 am on August 15 and marching we reached in front of the office of Tank Bahini (Lancer)."
The witness saw soldiers of Tank Bahini there and they were further divided in six sections. Artillery CO Major Rashid and Lancer CO Major Syed Farooqar Rahman briefed the troops.
At that Ume the two COs were accompanied by Major Rashed Chowdhury. Captain Mostafa. Major Sharlful Haq Dalim. Captain Majed and some other officers, the PW said.
Yasin informed that Major Dalim also addressed the troops after the briefing by Major • Rashid and Major Farooq and made some deliberations.
The witness quoted them as saying "we liberated the country through relentless struggle and at the cost of many Uves. But this government has failed to protect the chastity of our mothers and sisters. People are starving to death.
"So we have to topple the government". Yasin quoted tern as further saying. Major Farooq. Major Rashid and Major Dalim by turn made some other deliberations which he said he can t recall now.
He said: They also asked the troops to take ammuniUon. Farooq saheb told us to receive ammuniUon from his unit Following directive I took 20 bullets and we boarded trucks.
“Later the six secUons in six trucks started altogether and reached Farmgate after crossing MES and Mahakhali," the PW said, adding four trucks took a right turn there. Major Rashed Chowdhury was on the truck that the witness had boarded.
The truck along with another proceeded further and
parked in front of a house after they had passed by left side of Hotel Internationa] (Sheraton) and went some distance to the east of the hotel.
Later the witness came to know that the house was the official residence of the then minister Abdur Rab Semiabat. also husband of Bangabandhu's sister and father of Chief Whip Abul Hasnat Abdullah.
He said they, following order made by Major Rashed Chowd hury. got down from the trucks and proceeded. Major Rashed and other officers also proceeded towards the house.
"Following order, we proceeded and at one stage the soldiers of Tank Bahini broke the door of the house," Yasin said, adding some of them went upstairs and brought down Sernl-abat and his family onto the ground floor.
The witness said Semiabat and his family were ordered to stand beside some furniture in the room on right side of the door that was broken earlier. At that time there were also some women.
"Major Rashed Chowdhury moving his stengun from left to right once and right to left once brushfired on Semiabat. Other officers also fired.” the PW-25 told the court.
He said a boy aged eight to 10 was standing beside Semiabat. A bullet also hit him and a woman from right side rushed to the minor boy and embraced him saying "baba. baba". The officers fired further, he added.
Later Major Rashed Chowdhury ordered the troops to go out of the house and the witness saw Captain Mostafa and some other officers there.
The troops following order from Major Rashed Chowdhury again boarded the trucks which started moving and parked in front of the radio centre.
Here the troops were posted on different points and the witness was asked to discharge his duty at north-easterly comer inside the radio station. He stayed there for about one month.
“While on duty on August 15 morning. I came to know Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujlbur Rahman and his entire family had been killed. I knew Sheikh Moni and his wife were also killed,” said the witness.
Yasin told the court that he became afraid hearing such news and watching the situation. “I realised the officers committed the killings bluffing the soldiers."
The incidents triggered an unrest in the country, but we had to discharge our duties following our officers," he concluded his deposition.
Later, advocate Farlduddln Ahmed, state defence counsel for absconding accused in the case Major Rashed Chowdhury, began his cross-examination.
The court was adjourned UH 9:30 am today.