Natore Upazila Chairman Murder Case
Bail prayers of 7 BCL activists turned down
Accused in the case for killing Boraigram upazila chairman BNP leader Sanaullah Noor Babu, seven activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League being taken to the jail after a Natore court rejected their bail prayers yesterday. Photo: STAR
A Natore court yesterday rejected bail prayers of seven BCL activists accused in Boraigram upazila chairman murder case, and sent them to prison on surrender. Upazila Chairman Sanaullah Noor Babu, also president of Bonpara unit BNP, was killed on 8 October in an attack on a BNP procession by local Awami League activists at Bonpara Bazar in Natore. Victim's wife Mahua Noor Kachi filed a murder case with Boraigram Police Station the next day, accusing 27 Awami League leaders, including KM Zakir Hossain, and activists. Seven accused BCL, Jubo League and Sramik League activists surrendered before the Senior Judicial Magistrate's court in Natore yesterday and sought bails. They are Rezaul Karim Rikon, 22, younger brother of detained co-accused Russell Hossain, Hashem Mridha, 27, Gautam Ghosh, 30, Abdul Malek, 30, Habib, 32, Babu Mollah, 21, and Babul Molla, nephew of Khokan Molla, one of the main accused in the case. On October 10, Detective Branch of police arrested BCL activist Russell at his house at Mohisdanga village while police arrested ruling party activists Ashraful Islam Mithu, 32, Mohammad Badsha, 35, and Lutfor Rahman, 35, on November 8. The slain BNP leader's wife Kachi alleged that police were unwilling to arrest the other accused including the main suspects KM Zakir and Khokan Molla. "I feel very insecure as the other accused are still at large," she said. Abdul Hannan, sub-inspector of DB police in Natore and investigation officer of the case, said they were trying their best to arrest the other suspects. Ex-UP member murdered Meanwhile, a former union parishad (UP) member was hacked to death by unknown criminals at Badurgacha village in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah Tuesday night, reports our correspondent. The deceased was identified as Gurupada Biswas, 45, son of Shusanta Biswas of the village. Gurupada was involved with an outlawed party before being elected as a member of Barobazar union in the upazila in 1996, police said, adding he got involved with local Awami League recently. Faruk Hossain, officer-in-charge of Kaliganj police station, said a group of criminals intercepted Gurupada near Bamunkhali bridge at about 10:00pm on his way home. They hacked him to death taking him to a nearby field. Police said Gurupada might have been killed due to a previous enmity.
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