73 sued on charge of war crimes
A case was filed with Cox's Bazar Judicial Magistrate's Court yesterday against three alleged war criminals and another 70 unidentified men.
Haji Sirajul Haque, 70, a resident of Shamlapur village under Baharchhara union of Teknaf upazila filed the case.
The identified accused are Mokbul Ahmed, 52, Fazal Ahmed alias Bandaiya, 55 and Ahmed Hossain, 65 of the same area.
The plaintiff in the ejahar said, the accused led by the then Peace Committee chairman late Sultan Ahmed set his dwelling house and shop on fire on August 28, 1971.
The accused also looted his cattle, goats, paddy and rice. Besides, the war criminials under the supervision of the then Pakistani occupation forces torched many houses at Baharchhara after looting those, the complainant said.
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