Lawyers in Nilphamari continue court boycott

Disclosing this to The Daily Star, District Judge Rabiul Hasan said proper action will be taken against the persons found guilty after he gets the probe report.

Meanwhile lawyers, at the call of Nilphamari Bar Association, continued court boycott protesting the murder.

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Tobarak Ali, fatally injured in beating at the court building on Saturday last, died in the early hours of Monday while he was being taken to Dhaka from Rangpur Medical College Hospital.

It was alleged that three employees of the judge court had taken Tk 20,000 from one Md Emdadul Haque, promising bail for his brother Md. Mizanur Rahman, accused in a case filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act.

But as bail was not granted, Emdadul demanded return of the money. On Saturday, when Emdadul came to the court building for the money, the three court employees assaulted him.

His lawyer went to save him. This ensued a clash involving some lawyers, their assistants and court employees, in which Tobarak and five others were injured.

After Saturday's incident, a case was filed, which turned into a murder case after the death of Tobarak.

The Bar Association on Tuesday held a condolence meting at the court compound and brought out a mourning procession.

Police said they could not arrest any of the accused. It was reported that one of the accused -- Saiful --who was admitted to Nilphamari Sadar Hospital for treatment of injury he suffered during Saturday's clash, fled from the hospital after hearing the death of Tobarak.

Police said seven other accused are also absconding. They are head clerk ( Nazir) Shah Alam, record keeper ( Serestadar) Akbar Ali, peons Shamsul, Saiful and Mofiz, Reader (Peskar) Rokun-uz-Zaman and Md Selim, an employee at the copy section.