Explosives Case Against JMB Men
Warrant against 6 Pws for skipping court
A court here yesterday issued an warrant against a former deputy commissioner and five others as they failed to appear before the court despite repeated notices to give deposition in a case.
The six were scheduled to give deposition in the explosives case filed four years ago against JMB chief Moulana Saidur Rahman and former chief of the outlawed organisation late Shaikh Abdur Rahman.
The warrant was issued against deputy commissioner, SM Faisal Alam, deputy assistant director of Rab-9 Sarwar Morshed, the then ASP Mosih Uddin of CID, Islami Bank officer Mahmudur Rahman, Md. Alam Miah of the city's Shaplabag and Iqbal Mansur of Shahjalal Uposhahar.
Additional District & Sessions Judge-V, Sylhet in-charge Manzurul Haque Khan also ordered the Police Superintendent to take necessary steps to ensure their appearance before the court on the next date on 24 May, court sources said.
The Judge passed the order as the recording of deposition is being delayed time and again due to their absence even after repeated notices, said public prosecutor Jashim Uddin Ahmed.
The judge so far recorded the deposition of only 23 prosecutor witnesses (PWs) out of the total 50.
However, the accused in the case -- JMB chief Moulana Saidur Rahman, Shaikh Abdur Rahman Rahman's close aide Moyezul Islam Chowdhury alias Sona alias Hridoy Chowdhury, Shaikh's bodyguard Abdul Aziz alias Hanif and Sabbir Ahmed alias Dulal--were produced before the court yesterday.
Shaikh Rahman's wife Nurjahan Begum Rupa and daughter Afifa Rahman, who had been on bail, also appeared before the court.
Moyezul's wife Chameli Begum alias Sabina Yasmin submitted her hajira (appearance) through lawyer stating sickness.
The case was filed on 2 March, 2006 following arrest of the then JMB chief Shaikh Abdur Rahman (later hanged in the case for murder of two judges in Jhalakathi) and his men along with family members from a house in Shaplabag area in the district.
The then additional district and sessions judge of Sylhet Ferdous Ahmed, also the judge of arms and explosives court, framed charges against seven accused on January 3 of 2008.
Huge explosives were recovered and seized from 'Surjadighol Bari' in the city's Shaplabag area after the surrender of Shaikh Abdur Rahman, his family members and a few aides on March 2 of 2006.
Immediately a case was recorded under explosives act against them with Sylhet Kotwali police station.
On investigations, Detective Branch inspector Saiful Alam Chowdhury filed charge sheet on 5 May of 2006 against 8 people for possessing bombs and a large quantity of explosive materials.
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