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PW-27 tells court

Troops were told Rakkhi Bahini will attack army
The 27th prosecution witness of Bangabandhu murder case yesterday said army officers responsible for the August 15 tragedy of 1975 had bluffed the soldiers into believing that Rakkhi Bahini would attack them, reports UNB.
Taking us from night parade at New Airport to Balur ghat. Major Muhiuddin said Rakkhi Bahini will attack army." said PW Havildar (retd) Harunur Rashid while making deposition to the trial court yes terday.
He said after hearing the
news of killing of Bangabandhu and others "we realised that officers have bluffed the soldiers "
Harun mentioned nine names as killers of Sheikh Mu jibur Rahman saying he came to know about them from his unit members. Of them, he identified Col Farooq and Col Muhiuddin on dock.
The witness was introduced to Dhaka District and Sessions Judge Court by Special PP advocate Ramjan All Khan after cross-examination of PW-26 Naik Gunner (retd) Jamrul 1s-
Harun, who was at Kalaba-gan on patrol duty during the bloody operation at Bangabandhu s house, was later cross-examined by defence lawyers at the court of Judge Kazi Golam Rasul.
He will be further cross-examined when the court resumes at 9:30 am today. The next wit ness will be retired army personnel Abdul Hye or Sehabud-din or Sa|edul Haq.
The PW said he was a sepoy of 2 Field Artillery at Dhaka Cantonment. Major Khandakar Abdur Rashid was Commanding Officer of the regiment while Major Muhiuddin commander of his battery — Papa.
"We. had a night parade on August 14 and fell-in at MT ground of the unit.... Later we went to New Airport for the exercise." he said.
Harun said Papa Battery Commander Major Muhiuddin came to them while they were taking rest at about 3 to 3:30 am on August 15.
"He again brought us in a fall-in and ordered some of the soldiers to board a car." The witness said he with an SLR had boarded the car which was carrying Major Muhiuddin.
He said the Battery Commander brought them to Balurghat where there were 100 to 150 black-uniformed soldiers of 1st Bengal Lancer and 60 to 70 khaki-dressed soldiers of Artillery.
Then, the witness said. Ma-£ Muhiuddin told them that kkhi Bahini will attack the army. "Hearing it, we again boarded the vehicle of Muhiuddin In which a cannon was hooked."
There were also four to five artillery personnel fn the vehicle. he said.
At that time, Harun told the court that he also saw four to five vehicles with artillery guns, popularly known as cannons.
"At about 4 am. we started from there and reached Mirpur Road beside Elephant Road after crossing MES Gate. Mo-hakhali. Farmgate. Green Road." he said.
He continued: We two or three people got down near the lake at Kalabagan and Muhi-uddin saheb asked us not to allow movement of any vehicle on the road.
"We diverted one or two vehicles after being posted on the road there. But I don't know who were owners of the cars," said the witness.
He said: After 10 to 15 minutes. we heard huge firing of small arms from north-western direction. We also heard explosion of cannon shells.
"An army vehicle after the sun rise took us to Ganobhaban where I heard the radio announcement made by Major Dalim that Bangabandhu had been killed," Harun said.
He said after one or two hours the vehicles with cannons came to Ganobhaban. "After waiting for about an hour those were taken away at the order of Major Muhiuddin."
The witness said he returned to his unit after one or one and a half hours and came to know from other soldiers that Bangabandhu. his family members and relatives had been killed.
The PW said he also came to know that Majors Dalim. Farooq. Muhiuddin. Noor. Bazlul Huda, Khandakar Abdur Rashid. Shahriyar. Rashed Chowdhuiy and Aziz Pasha had committea the killings.
Then, we realised that the officer sahebs have bluffed the soldiers." he said concluding his brief deposition.
Among the prosecution lawyers, Mosharraf Hossain Kajal. Sahara Khatun, Nurul Islam Sujan. Kamrul Islam and M Townldul Islam Bahar were present al the courtroom.