24 outlaws jailed for life in Taherpur cop killing case
Twenty of the 24 people, sentenced to life imprisonment in the case for murder of a policeman and looting arms from Taherpur police outpost in Bagmara upazila under Rajshahi district in 2008, being taken to jail after their conviction by a Rajshahi court yesterday. Photo: STAR
A Rajshahi court yesterday awarded life imprisonment to 24 members of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party for killing a constable and looting arms at Taherpur in 2008. The court also fined them Tk 20,000 each. In the event of a default on the fine, they will have to serve another six months in jail. Twenty of those convicted were present in the dock when the judge of Rajshahi Speedy Trial Tribunal delivered the judgment. The remaining four were tried in absentia. Constable Mizanur Rahman of Taherpur outpost in Bagmara was killed when a group of PBCP operatives attacked a police patrol at Taherpur market and snatched five firearms on May 2, 2008. Four other cops were also injured in the attack. The gang first stabbed the policemen and then opened fire on them. Police in return fired two shots. Police pressed charges against 29 outlaws in connection with the attack. Of the charge-sheeted accused, five were exempted from the case following their death in “shootouts” with law enforcers. Of the 24, Bachchu Islam, Gopal Dev Sharma, Feroz Uddin Boltu, Nazrul Islam, Tota, Chandu alias Matin, Jonab Mia, Osman Ali Mondol, Yasin Ali Mondol, Babul Hossain, Borhan alias Shanto, Rafiqul Islam, Badsha, Abdul Matin, Shahjalal, Gulzar Hossain, Jalal Uddin, Masud Mondol, Saiful Islam and Abu Bakar are behind bars. Elahi alias Mithu, Mamun alias Bullet and Shafique alias Pradip are on the run. Ratan alias Titas, who was killed in a “crossfire” with Rab in Bagmara on September 9 last year, was shown fugitive convict in the judgment as the court was not informed of his death, said Entajul Haque Babu, public prosecutor of the tribunal.
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