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310 more indicted for BDR carnage

Charge-framing against another 110 likely on Aug 10

Staff Correspondent
A trial court yesterday framed charges against 310 more accused in the
country's largest ever killing case filed in connection with the carnage at border guards' Pilkhana headquarters in February2009.
As many as 740 out of850 accused have so far been charged with the gory mutiny.
Fifty-seven army officers were among the 74 victims killed in the bloody mutiny at the headquarters of then Bangladesh Rifles, which was later renamed as the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
The court may indict the remaining 110 accused on August 10, paving the way for the start of trial of the case. In terms of the
number of accused, this is the largest ever criminal case in the country's history.
Arson, looting, dump-
ing of bodies, burying bodies in mass graves and theft are the other charges brought against the accused.
The judge read out specific charges against the accused and asked them whether they are guilty. All the accused claimed themselves innocent.
Earlier on July 20, Judge Mohammad Zohurul Hoque of the Court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge framed charges against 430 accused.
They include prime accused Towhidul Islam, the then deputy assistant director
of Bangladesh Rifles, Subedar Maj Gofran Mallik, sepoy Selim Reza and former BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu and Awami League activist Torab Ali. They are accused of playing a major role in the mutiny.
The judge started the day's proceedings in the makeshift court at Bakshi Bazar in the city at 10:00am but adjourned the proceedings at 1:00pm due to an unbearable condition created inside the tin-roofed courtroom due to scorchingheat.
"The weather condition is bad. There is no sufficient food and water for the accused, who may fall sick," the judge said after the prosecution requested him to complete the charge framing for the remaining accused.
Of the 850 accused, 20 are still absconding and three are dead. Twenty-three of the accused are civilians.
All the 827 accused now behind bars were hauled before the court, many of them in fetters.
The Criminal Investigation Department pressed charges against 824 people. Later, 26 other BGB jawans were made accused in a supplementary charge sheet.