Twenty-one accused has been dropped from charge sheet in Banglsdesh Chatra League (BCL) activist Nuruzzaman murder case in Kuakata.

Sub-Inspector of Kalapara thana, who is also Investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted the charge sheet to a magistrate court yesterday, two months after the murder.

Sixteen accused have been named in the charge sheet while 20 others have been dropped, sources said. people In the Kalapara ater two and half months to the Kalapa Magistrate court against 16 out of 37 accused.

Six of the chargesheeted accused are in custody. They are Sanu, Elias, Jamal, Hanif, Jamil and Zafar. The rest are absconding, police said.

Nuruzzamn was beaten to death by some local youths at Kuakata on November 25 last year. His brother Nur Sayeed filed a murder case with Kalapara thana accusing 37 people.