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War Crimes Trial

Siraj Master stabbed Hindu man dead

Testifies martyr's cousin claiming that he himself was also slashed by accused; six charges taken into cognisance against two other Netrakona accused

Staff Correspondent
A witness yesterday narrated before International Crimes Tribunal-1 how war crimes accused Sheikh Sirajul Haque alias Siraj Master stabbed to death his cousin and slashed him in Bagerhat's Ranjitpur village in May during the 1971 Liberation War.
"Siraj Master hit Cobinda (Chandra Das) on the head
with the butt of his rifle. When Cobinda fell on the ground, Siraj Master killed him by stabbing him in the chest," said the second prosecution witness Sailendra Nath Das.
"Two Razakars held me while Siraj Master slashed me from the neck to the belly," he said, showing the scar to the three-member tribunal led by Justice M Enayetur Rahim with members Justice Jahangir Hossain and Justice Anwarul Haque.
Sailendra said Sirajul was his teacher at class IX in 1963-64 at Saira Modhudia Collegiate School. "1 sought mercy several times but he
did not listen,” he said.
The Razakars took away his clothes but gave a "gamcha" or towel to wear on Sirajul's instructions, he added.
The assault took place when Sailendra and Gobinda were entering a garden behind Ranjitpur High School where villagers had taken shelter during an attack on the village by around 100-150 Razakars on May 13,1971, he said.
Earlier in the morning, the Razakars had attempted to attack the village but failed in the face of resistance by the villagers. They were able to do so only when the villagers went away to have lunch, said Sailendra.
Sailendra said he was 27 years old during the Liberation War and after the proclamation of independence on March 26, 1971, members of Muslim League formed the Razakar Bahini, an auxiliary force of the Pakistani occupation army, in Bagerhat.
Sirajul became deputy commander of Razakars, who committed crimes including torture of women and looting of valuables from the houses of Hindus in Bagerhat, he said.
The witness also identified 72-year-old Sirajul, under trial over six charges including genocide and crimes against humanity, produced at the dock.
During the cross-examination, the state-appointed defence counsel asked the witness whether he could remember the date ofbirth mentioned in his national identity card.
The witness replied in the negative but said he was around 70 years old. The proceedings were adjourned until December?.
Meanwhile, the tribunal took into cognisance six charges against two war crimes accused of Netrakona - Obaidul Haque alias Taher and Ataur Rahman alias Noni - and fixed December 11 to hear arguments on the charge framing.