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Narsingdi Mayor Murder

Charge sheet to be challenged

Investigation influenced, alleges brother

Our Correspondent, Narsingdi
A Narsingdi court yesterday accepted the charge sheet that was submitted clearing 11 of the 14 accused in the killing case of Narsingdi mayor Lokman Hossain.
The charge sheet, that comes eight months into the
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murder of the popular municipal mayor, does not contain the name of the prime accused Salauddin Ahmed Bachchu, the younger brother of Posts and Telecommunications Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju.
Lokman, who was also the general secretary of the city Awami League, was shot dead on November 1 last year in the party office in the town.
Relatives of the victim rejected the charge sheet, saying they were not contacted during the investigation.
"I reject this charge sheet and will challenge it," said Lokman's brother Kamruzzaman, who filed the case.
The names of the killers have been dropped under the influence of a minister,
he added.
According to the case statement, telecoms minister's brother Salauddin is the master planner of the killing.
Protesting against the charge sheet, people in Narsingdi held a rally and besieged the Deputy Commissioner's office there around 5:00pm.
Police later foiled the rally and dispersed the agitators who then brought out a procession and chanted slogans demanding fresh investigation into the case.
Mamunur Rashid Mondol, detective police inspector who is also the investigation officer of the case, on June 24 pressed charges against 12 people.
Of them, three were made accused in the case Kamruzzaman filed. They are Abdul Matin Sarkar, vice-president of city AL, his
younger brother Ashraful Sarkar, president of city Jubo League, and Mobarok Hossain Moba, treasurer of city AL.
The nine other charge-sheeted accused are Nazmul Hassan Sharif, Selim Mia, Awlad Hossain, Sarwar Hossain, Mahfuz Hossain, Faruk Hossain, Md Shahin, Shibli Sarkar and Kamrul Hasan.
Contacted, the investigation officer said charges were pressed after a "long and proper" investigation.
Khandaker Mohiuddin Ahmed, superintendent of Narsingdi police, said the charge sheet was prepared with assistance from senior police officers.
Accepting the charge sheet, Chief Judicial Magistrate Nitai Chandra Saha yesterday fixed July 27 for further hearing.