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'Withdraw false case against Limon, punish culprits'
A rally was held in the town yesterday afternoon demanding withdrawal of 'false' cases against Limon, his rehabilitation and punishment of the alleged Rab men who maimed him. The speakers at the rally also condemned the move by a vested quarter to brand him as a terrorist gang member. Progatishil Chhatra Jote organised the programme in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall, demanding an end to all extra-judicial killings, kidnappings and 'tortures'. Among others, Henoara Begum, mother of Limon, Rezaul Islam, Manisha Chakraborty, Abdullah Mahfuz, Advocate Lila Rani Datta, Albert Ripon Ballav, Principal Mizanur Rahman, Dulal Majumdar, Nabila Alam, Mithun and other activists of different students, socio-cultural-political-human rights organisations, addressed the rally. Limon Hossain's mother Henoara Begum, while addressing the rally, burst into tears and said, if Rab had arranged immediate treatment of Limon, the hapless boy's leg could be saved from amputation. "We requested the Rab personnel several times for his immediate treatment after shooting on March 23 afternoon, but they did not pay heed to our request. The other speakers, condemning the alleged attempts to brand Limon as a terrorist gang member by a section of government investigation agencies, demanded free, fair and speedy investigation into the case filed against six Rab personnel for maiming Limon. On March 23, 16-year-old college student Limon Hossain of Chhaturia in Jhalakathi was shot in the leg by Rab men who later filed two cases accusing him of possessing arms and obstructing the law enforcers.
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