Follow-up
Case against 54 for Imran killing
Slain BCL leader Fakir Imran Hossain's elder brother Fakir Shaheb Ali lodged an FIR on Monday night with Terokheda police station naming 54 people as accused of killing his brother on Saturday.
Sheikh Shahidul Islam, a prominent leader of Terokheda upazila unit of ruling Awami League, has been named as the main accused in the FIR that was recorded as a regular case at 11:30pm the same day.
Shahidul Islam, who is a chairman candidate in Terokheda Sadar union parishad, went into hiding soon after the murder of BCL leader Fakir Imran Hossain.
Raiding his house on Saturday night, police seized his licensed gun and six bullets.
The gun was used to fire shots at a motorcycle procession brought out by supporters of another chairman candidate Wahiduzzaman Fakir, also belonging to the same party. One of the bullets claimed life of the BCL leader who was heading the motorcycle procession.
None of the FIR-named accused has so far been arrested in connection with the murder case, said Terokheda police station Officer in Charge Jalaluddin.
All the 54 FIR-named accused belong to a local faction of the ruling party loyal to Molla Jalaluddin, lawmaker from Khulna-4 constituency, said Inspector of Terokheda police station Mamunur Rashid, who has been made investigation officer of the case.
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