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Lokman Murder

Charge sheet accepted despite family protest

Our Correspondent, Narsingdi
A Narsingdi court yesterday took into cognisance the charge sheet in a case filed over murder of Narsingdi mayor Lokman Hossain rejecting a no-confidence petition against it by his family. FROM PAGE 20
Chief Judicial Magistrate Nitai Chandra Saha accepted the charge sheet after holding hearing on the petition submitted by Lokman's immediate younger brother Kamruzzaman, the current mayor of the town.
The charge sheet submitted eight months into the killing of the popular mayor did not contain the name of the prime accused --Salauddin Ahmed Bachchu -younger brother of Posts and Telecommunications Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju, alleges Lokman's family.
Meanwhile, Lokman Sangram Parishad, a platform of locals demanding trial of the killers, organised a sit-in before the Narsingdi Press Club yesterday morning.
Lokman's mother M a j e d a Begum, wife
Tamanna Nusrat Bubli and brother Kamruzzaman attended the demonstration demanding cancellation of the charge sheet.
People from all strata with black flags in their hands joined the programme seeking re-investigation into the killing claiming that the names of the prime accused were not included in the charge sheet.
On the other hand, 20 people were injured as police charged batons on a procession marching towards the sit-in al Circuit House intersection. The agitators then vandalised a private car, Sadar Police Station OC Asaduzzaman said.
M a m u n u r Rashid Mon dal, inspector of Detective Branch of police and also the investigation officer of the case, submitted
the charge sheet against 12 people on June 24.
Kamruzzaman at a press briefing on July 4 rejected the charge sheet saying, “We reject the charge sheet as we were not contacted during the investigation and the names of the main accused in the case have been dropped."
He filed the petition with the court onTuesday.
Lokman, a two-lime gold medallist as the best mayor and general secretary of the city Awami League, was shot dead on November 1 last year at the parly office in the town.
Kamruzzaman filed ihe case on November 3 against Bachchu and 13 others. According to the first infor-m a t i o n report (FIR), Bachchu and nine other accused hatched the murder plot while four others killed Lokman.