Hasina accused in case over killing auto-rickshaw driver

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25 August, 2024, 07:10 pm

Last modified: 25 August, 2024, 07:10 pm

Sheikh Hasina. File Photo: Collected

A case was filed against 25 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over killing auto-rickshaw driver Babu Mollah in the capital during the recent protests.

Masud Rana, brother in-law of victim Babu, filed the complaint with Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court. The court, after recording statement of the complainant, asked Hatirjheel Police Station to accept the matter as first information report (FIR).

The others accused in the case are Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Mohammad A Arafat and Jahangir Kabir Nanak.

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According to the case documents, Babu Mollah and Masud Rana went for Jumma prayers on July 19 and when they were returning home after the prayers, police opened fire on them, killing Babu Mollah on the spot.

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