15 AL men sent to jail for 'killing' cop
Bdnews, Sherpur
Fifteen Awami League (AL) leaders and activists, including the president of Nalitabari upazila unit of the party, were sent to jail yesterday on charge of killing a police constable. The District and Sessions Judge's Court, Sherpur, sent the AL men to jail when they surrendered before the court as per an order of the High Court. Earlier on June 20, they appealed for bail to the High Court. The court granted two weeks' bail and asked them to surrender before the District and Sessions Judge's Court. Police constable Ashraf Siddiqui was killed in a clash between police and pickets at Nalitabari Bazar during a 36-hour hartal enforced by the Awami League in February. Four other police personnel and 10 AL leaders and activists were injured in the clash. After investigation into the incident, police pressed charges against 37 leaders and activists of the AL and its front organisations.
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