Paltan Killings
Court asks IO to submit addl probe report by Sept 10
Court Correspondent
A Dhaka court yesterday asked the investigation officer (IO) to submit an additional probe report by September 10 against Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina and 45 others in connection with the Paltan killings on October 28 last year. Metropolitan Magistrate Mir Ali Reza passed the order as the IO could not submit the report on the scheduled date yesterday. The same court asked the IO on April 22 to probe the matter again and submit an additional report following a petition filed by him (IO). On April 11, detective branch (DB) of police pressed charges against Hasina, AL General Secretary Abdul Jalil, Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President Hasanul Haque Inu and 42 others for killing five Jamaat-e-Islami activists and injuring several others. The IO showed Hasina, former home minister Mohammad Nasim and another AL activist Kiron alias Abdul Malek absconding and prayed for issuance of arrest warrants against them. Following the charge sheet, the court on April 22 issued arrest warrants against Hasina and two others. The following day, the same court suspended the arrest warrants against Hasina and ordered further investigation into the matter. Prior to the takeover of power by the caretaker government on October 28, seven people were killed in a fierce clash between activists of AL-led 14-party coalition and Jamaat-e-Islami in Paltan area. A day later Workers Party and Jamaat filed separate cases in connection with the same incident with Paltan Police Station.
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