Staff Reporter :The charge sheet of the sensational Naraynganj seven-murder case was submitted into the court on Wednesday afternoon [yesterday]. The court set the date May 11 for hearing. Investigation Officer of the case Mamunur Rashid Mandol submitted the charge sheet to Senior Judicial Magistrate Chandni Rupom, in which 35 persons, including twenty-five personnel of Rapid Action Battalion [RAB], have been indicted.Of the RAB men, there are three senior officials. They are: former Commanding Officer of RAB-11 Lt Col [retd] Tareque Sayed Mohammad and Camp In-charge Commander M Masud Rana. Besides, former Councillor of Ward No-4 of Naraynganj City Corporation Nur Hossain was named in the charge sheet.”With the submission of this charge sheet, the prolonged mystery over the issue has been resolved,” Dr Khandaker Mohid Uddin, Superintendent of Police in Naraynganj, said. According to officials, the charge sheet contained 1700 pages where about 128 persons have been mentioned as witnesses. Police also submitted two sacks of evidences in the court.Slain ward councillor Nazrul’s wife Selina Islam Beauty, who was present in the court at that time, expressed her dissatisfaction over the charge sheet.”There were six other names when we filed case after the murder. Five of them have been excluded from the charge sheet. But police did not inform us why their names were omitted. I will submit no-confidence in the court after getting the copy of charge sheet,” she told the newsmen.Of the six accused in the case, only Nur Hossain was arrested in India. Other five are still absconding.Lawyer of the case Sakhawat Hossain alleged that the police submitted only one charge sheet though two cases were filed after the killings.The five who were acquitted from the case are: general secretary of Siddhirganj thana Awami League Hazi Yasin Mia, Iqbal, Hasmat Ali Hasu, Awami Swechhasebak League thana unit general secretary Aminul Hoque Razu and Anwar.Eleven others have also been excluded from the murder charge. They are: Nur Hossain’s body guard Mohibullah, Tanveer, Alamgir, driver Sona Mia, Jewel Ahmed, Mizan, Abdur Rahim, Arifuzzaman, Rafiqul Islam and Mizanur Rahman. On April 27, last year Narayanganj panel Mayor Nazrul Islam, three of his associates and the driver, and senior lawyer Chandan Sarkar and his driver were kidnapped from Dhaka-Narayanganj link road. Three days later, six bodies were found floating in the Shitalakhya River while the other was recovered from the same river the following day.After the murder, two cases were filed with the concerned police station indicting local councillor and Siddhirganj Awami League president Nur Hossain as prime accused.As per charge sheet, Nur Hossain at first discussed the matter with Major Arif. Later, Arif conveyed the proposal [of killing] to Lt Col Tareque Sayed and Commander Rana. The monetary transaction was done by Major Arif. Of the total amount, Arif himself captured the lion share. During the investigation, it was also proved that Arif took money from Nur Hossain for buying apartment and others. Arif led the killing mission. And he had also planned to kill Nur Hossain after completion of Nazrul murder mission.Meanwhile, the Home Ministry sources said that India’s Foreign Ministry had recently informed Dhaka that Nur Hossain would be extradited with due process soon. Earlier, on September 4, Bangladesh requested India to extradite Nur and some other criminals who have been hiding there. After Nur was arrested in India, Bangladesh officials sent documents related with seven-murder case to the Indian Home Ministry.Officials said, the government has taken step to bring back Nur Hossain from India. Nur Hossain, who had been on the run since the incident, was arrested in West Bengal of India on June 14 last year for illegal entry.The investigation procedures have been completed about four months ago. So far, 19 people, including 15 RAB personnel, confessed in a Narayanganj court that they were involved in the heinous crime. They have confessed in details. “So, it will not create any obstacle if Nur Hossain does not return,” said an official.
