BDR Mutiny Trial
38 accused cross-examine three witnesses
Thirty-eight alleged mutineers of 24 Rifle Battalion of the Pilkhana headquarters cross-examined three witnesses yesterday.
During yesterday's trial proceedings, sepoy Faruq Hossain, one of the accused, challenged a report submitted by BDR medical board that said Faruq was carrying a weapon during the February 25-26 mutiny last year.
The medical board, which was formed after the mutiny, said Faruq got a mark on his chest from carrying the weapon.
Faruq said the board mistook his birthmark for what has been mentioned in the report.
Depending on its findings, the board also made him an accused in the mutiny case.
Faruq said the board members also reprimanded him for the crime which he did not commit.
"Why do I have to be punished for my birthmark?" he said.
The Special Court-7 headed by BDR Director General Maj Gen Md Rafiqul Islam then asked him to show his birthmark and the prosecutor to take a snap of it.
Four witnesses yesterday placed their depositions before the court set up at the Darbar Hall of Pilkhana, and three of them were cross-examined. Cross-examination of the remaining one will be held when the court resumes at 9:30am on Saturday.
Two witnesses, who were working at the Sainik Line Mess of the battalion during the mutiny, said in their depositions that separate groups of jawans at that time scolded them for not holding firearms and threatened them with dire consequences.
Some 254 accused out of 667 of the battalion have so far cross-examined 18 witnesses.
On Wednesday, the special court sentenced sepoy Abdul Baset to six months imprisonment and dismissed him from his services on contempt of court charges.
This was the first time the court punished an accused on charges of making arrogant remarks during trial of a mutiny case.
As many as 73 people including 57 army officers were killed during the mutiny at the BDR headquarters.
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