33 more sued on charges of '71 war crimes

29 April 2009, 18:00 PM

Star National Desk

Thirty-three alleged collaborators of Pakistan occupation forces in 1971 were sued in four districts on charges of war crimes including killing, looting and arson. Our Satkhira Corres-pondent reports: Thirteen rajakars were sued for allegedly killing a freedom fighter in Shyamnagar upazila. The complainant Mosammat Kulsum Bibi, daughter of Shaheed Nurman Ali Sheikh of village Kashimari in Shyamnagar upazila yesterday filed the case with the judicial magistrate's court accusing 13 people allegedly for abducting and killing her father Nurman Ali Sheikh of village Kashimari on November 4, 1971. In Netrakona, three collaborators were sued for allegedly killing a freedom fighter during 1971 war. Ukiler Ma, wife of Shohor Ali of village Shaldiga under Purbadhala upazila filed the case with Netrakona Senior Judicial Magistrate Court yesterday accusing three of the same village. Our Staff Correspon-dent from Bogra adds: A murder case was filed with senior judicial magistrate's court of Bogra against Rafique Khan Bihari and his three sons on charges of killing Abdus Sattar Sarker and his brother Jalal Sarker and looting at Joybhoga under Gabtoli upazila of Bogra on November 17, 1971. The court ordered police to file case with the concerned police station and submit investigation report by May 15. UNB from Jamalpur adds: Eleven war crime suspects were sued on charge of killing four freedom fighters on May 17, 1971. Sahera Bewa, wife of martyred FF Jalaluddin of village Kompopur in the poura area, filed the case with the Judicial Magistrate Court (Ga) yesterday for killing all the four including her husband. A similar case was filed on Monday against a man and his two sons for their involvement in arson and looting valuables from the houses of freedom fighters at Golakati village in Bakshiganj in 1971. Samiul Haque, a freedom fighter, filed the case with the court of judicial magistrate. The accused along with their accomplices allegedly burnt down 20 houses of the freedom fighters and looted 30 cattle, gold ornaments and other valuables on September 20, 1971.