Sylhet Grenade Attack Case
Date for deposition of PWs deferred
A trial court in Sylhet yesterday could not record deposition of prosecution witnesses (PWs) in the explosive case filed in 2004 in connection with the grenade attack on the then Biritish High Commissioner Anwar Chowdhury on the premises of the mosque attached to the shrine of Hajrat Shahjalal (RA).
Additional District and Sessions Judge Manzurul Haque Khan fixed new date on 26 August this year, as prime accused Huji chief Mufti Abdul Hannan could not be produced before the judge due to his presence at another court.
Four other accused were produced but none of the prosecution witnesses also turned up, court sources informed.
So far, deposition of 23 PWs had been recorded in the case.
Three people--Special Branch Assistant Sub-Inspector Kamal Uddin, Habibur Rahman Habib and college student Zobayer Ahmed Rubel--were killed while the Bangladesh-born British High Commissioner was hurt along with about 70 others in the grenade attack after Juma prayers on May 21, 2004 on the Hazrat Shah Jalal's (R) shrine premises in the city.
Two cases--one for killing and the other for explosives-- were filed in this connection.
In the muder case, the Sylhet divisional Speedy Trail Tribunal Judge awarded death penalty to Mufti Hannan and two others and life term to two others on 23 December, 2008.
On June 7 of 2007, CID's Senior ASP Munshi Atiqur Rahman filed charge sheets against four people---Mufti Abdul Hannan, his brother Mofizur Rahman and Huji operatives Ripon and Bipul.
Later, CID Inspector Zobayer Ahmed filed supplementary charge sheets in the cases on March 11, 2008 against another Huji operative Abu Zandal.
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