Subedar Yousuf ordered BDR rebels to dig mass grave: PW
Mutineers were ordered to dig a mass grave to bury the bodies of slain army officers who were brutally killed in a carnage at erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles' (BDR) headquarters at Pilkhana on February 25-26, 2009.
Addressing the unruly jawans, Subedar Yousuf Ali Khan, one among the 850 accused in a carnage case, ordered the soldiers to dig a mass grave at the west of mortuary as no one could find the bodies.
Quoting Yousuf, a prosecution witness Nayeb Subedar Moniruzzaman yesterday said, ''We've killed 50/60 army officers. It won't be wise to keep their bodies scattered. Their bodies should be kept in hide.''
The mutineers later buried the bodies in the grave, said Moniruzzaman who was frightened by the incident and left the BDR headquarters in the afternoon on February 26.
The Metropolitan Session Judges Court set up at the playground of Alia Madrasa of the capital's Bakshibazar recorded Moniruzzaman's deposition.
In his deposition, the witness also mentioned the name of some mutineers who were moving here and there with firearms.
Earlier, defence lawyers cross-examined another witness of the case.
The court was adjourned till February 15.
Seventy-four people, including 57 army officers, were killed in the carnage at BDR headquarters.
After the mutiny, BDR has changed its name as Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
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