War crimes evidence found against Rajshahi man

The investigation agency of International Crimes Tribunal today said to have found evidence against a Rajshahi man for his alleged involvement in crimes committed during Liberation War in 1971.

Abdus Samad Musa, 61, was "involved" in killings of 15 people, abduction and torture of 21 people and looting and arson in Puthia and Durgapur upazilas of the district, the agency said.

The agency's coordinator Abdul Hannan Khan and co-coordinator Sanaul Huq revealed the information at a press conference at its Dhanmondi office.

Musa, a Jamaat-e-Islami activist and a resident of Puthia, was arrested on January 24 last year and is now in jail.