War Crimes in 1971

38 more including Jamaat man sued

Star National Desk
Thirty-eight people, including an upazila Jamaat ameer, have been sued for their alleged involvement in war crimes in Sirajganj, Satkhira and Jhalakathi districts in 1971. In Sirajganj, Chan Mian, son of martyred freedom fighter Abul Hossain of Chowbaria village under Shahzadpur upazila, filed a case with Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court yesterday against Shahzadpur Upazila Jamaat Ameer Abdul Khaleque and 10 others for killing his father on July 25, 1971, according to our correspondent. Our Satkhira correspondent reported that a case was filed with Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court here yesterday against 24 alleged collaborators of Pakistani occupation forces. Shamsur Rahman of Badghata village under Shyamnagar upazila filed the case. The accused are Monsur Ali Sadar, Ziad Ali, Korban Ali Gazi, Shukar Mollah and Fajr Ali of Munshiganj village, Ansar Ali Gazi, Sobhan Gazi, Munsur Ali Gazi and Ishaque Gazi of Sora village, Abdul Bari Gazi, Jalil Gazi, Israfil Mollah and Quddus Mollah of Sreefalkati village, Musa Karigar, Kashem Morol and Hazrat Ali of Kaikhali village, Aziz Hasan, Surat Ali, Saifur and Ali Hossain of Bhabanipur village, Mohammad Ali Sheikh of Taranipur village, Abdul Bari and Samad Sardar of Jyotindranagar village under Shyamnagar upazila. A case was filed with Nalchhity Police Station under Jhalakathi district yesterday, accusing three 'rajakars' of killing two freedom fighters in Sadar upazila in 1971, reports our Barisal correspondent. Timir Dutta, son of matyred freedom fighter Jitendranath Dutta, filed the case against Sekander Molla, Mukhter Molla and Abdur Rob for killing his father and brother Subir Dutta, also a freedom fighter, at Siddhakathi village on May 15, 1971.