Reinvestigate Kalpana case
Hill people demand at protest rallies
Kalpana ChakmaActivists of Hill Women's Federation (HWF) in Rangamati and Khagrachhari districts yesterday demanded reinvestigation into the abduction case of their leader Kalpana Chakma.
Leaders and activists of CHT Mahila Samilty, HWF and Pahari Chhattra Parishad (PCP) yesterday held a rally in Rangamati town, protesting the latest investigation report on her abduction and demanded fresh investigation.
The report was submitted by Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Chittagong range.
On September 26 last year, CID submitted the report to Rangamati District Judges Court which fixed January 13 for the next hearing, reports our correspondent.
Kalpana Chakma, then organising secretary of HWF, was kidnapped allegedly by an armed gang from her home at New Lalyaghona village in Baghaichhari upazila on June 12, 1996, the speakers said at the rally.
Victim's elder brother Kalindi Kumar Chakma filed a case with Baghaichhari police station accusing the three people including Lieutenant Ferdous, the then camp commander of Kojoichhari army camp.
The CID report stated that it could not be ascertained whether Kalpana is still alive or dead, said the protesters.
Ferdous, Nurul Haque, the then commander of VDP (village defense party), and Saleh Ahmmed, a member of VDP were exempted from the report.
After 16 years of filing of the case, Baghaichhari police gave its final investigation report, dropping the names of the main suspects on May 21 in 2010.
Later, CID was assigned to reinvestigate the case, said the speakers.
Among others, Suprova Chakma, secretary of CHT Mahila Samity, Trizinad Chakma, president of PCP central unit, spoke.
Leaders of HWF, a front organisation of United Peoples Democratic Front in Khagrachhari also demanded reinvestigation into the report on Kalpana Chakma abduction case submitted by CID and punishment to the criminals.
They made the call at a protest rally in Mahalchhari upazila parishad area of the district town in the afternoon.
Earlier, they brought out a procession in the town in favour of their demands, reports a correspondent.
At the rally, the speakers urged the government to withdraw the investigation report of CID and bring the main accused to book.
They also threatened to go for a tougher programme if their demands were not met immediately.
Vice general secretary of central HWF Chandani Chakma and finance affairs secretary of central Democratic Youth Forum Sarbananda Chakma, among others, spoke.
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