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First PW tells court

Hasan may have instigated killing of Shazneen

By Court Correspondent
Mojibur Rahman. ASP of CID. the first prosecution witness as well as complainant in the Shazneen rape case, was cross-examined in the Special Court for Prevention of Women and Children Repression. Dhaka yesterday.
The Judge. M Shah Alam Miah. adjourned the proceedings of the case till August 9. Rahman will be cross-examined again on August 9.
In his statement, Mojibur Rahman said that Shazneen Tasnim Rahman, 15. youngest daughter of Latifur Rahman. Chairman of Transcoin Group, was raped and murdered at their Gulshan residence between 8 pm and 10 pm on April 23. 1998 while a parti was going on at the house.
Latifur Rahman filed a murder case with Gulshan thana on April 24. 1998. accusing
Shahidul Islam alias Shahid a domestic help at the lloiise. Shahid had tied away soon after the incident but was arrested later.
Mojibur Rahman told the court that evidences, autopsy report of the victim and confessional statements of Shahid and two other accused — Humayun Kabir and Minn — proved that contractor Hasan who worked at the house for long had instigated the accused to kill Shazneen.
He also told the court that Hasan had easy access to the house. At around 3 pm on April 1. 1998. Shazneen was reading at her bedroom. At that time Hasan entered into Shazneen's bathroom to change the mirror. .After a while he asked her to see the new mirror. When Shazneen entered the bath-room, Hasan caught her Shazneen freed herself and caine out. She threatened Hasan that she would report the incident to her parents. But she did not tell her parents anything as they were busy preparing for a visit to Ceylon in India.
On April 2. Shazneen along with her elder sisters and brothers-in law went to their tea garden at Kulaura in MoulaviBazar. There, she told them about the incident.
Her parents returned Dhaka from India on April 18. But soon after, her mother fell sick and her father become busy with his business As a result, they were not informed about the incident
Shazneen along with her sisters made up her mind to tell their parents about the incident on April 24 as it was on holiday. But Hasan came to know it. He then instigated guard Humayun. Badal, carpenter Shaniram and house maids Minu and Parveen to help domestic help Shahid rape and kill Shazneen.
Mojibur Rahman further
told the court that as per the autopsy report. Shazneen was raped before she was killed. So he filed a rape case with Gulshan thana under Section 6(1) (2)/14 of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act. 1995. he said
During the cross-examination. lawyers of Minu and Parveen asked him several questions. Mojibur Rahman replied that he filed the rape case after four months' Investigation into the murder case.
The lawyers also submitted a petition before the court to ’restrain the Dally Prothom Alo and The Daily Star from writing fictitious reports’ on the incident. The court did not give any order on the petition.
Shahldul Islam is the principal accused in the case while contractor Hasan is the alleged mastermind.
All the accused — Shahid. Hasan. Badal. Shaniram. Humayun Kabir. Minu and Parveen were present at the court during the proceedings.
Special Public Prosecutor MA Bari and advocates Mahbub Ahmed and Sharfuddin Mukul appeared for the state.