Court Correspondent :
A Dhaka court yesterday started recording the depositions of the complainant in the case filed over the murder of Awami League leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and college student Samia Afrin Prity in the capital’s Shahjahanpur area on March 24, 2022.
The complainant of the case and victim Tipu’s widow, Farhana Islam Dolly, testified at the Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka. After she completed testifying, the defence lawyers started cross-examining her. At the end of Thursday’s proceedings, Judge Ali Hossain adjourned the hearing until July 18, as the defence could not conclude her quiz on Thursday.
On April 29, the court framed charges against 33 accused in the case, including the counsellor of Ward 10 of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Maruf Ahmed Monsur, and Dhaka South City Unit Awami League Organising Secretary Ashraf Talukder.
The other accused include Khairul Islam, Juber Alam Khan Robin, Sohel Shahriar, Maruf Reza Sagar, fugitive top terror Jisan, Freedom Manik, Kamruzzaman Bablu, Kailla Palash, Aminul, Sohel, Sumon Shikder Musa, Soikat, Shikder Akash, Imran Hossain Jitu, Molla Shamim, Rakib, BD Babu, Omar Faruk, Killer Nasir, Rifat, Ishtiak Hossain Jitu, Mahbubur Rahman Titu, Hafiz, Masum, Rana Molla, and Nasiruddin Manik.
Tipu, former General Secretary of the Motijheel Awami League, was on his microbus destined for his Khilgaon home on March 24. He was shot dead by a masked assailant in the capital’s Shahjahanpur area as his vehicle got stuck in traffic.
Rickshaw passenger Samia Afran Prity was also shot by stray bullets and died on the spot. Tipu’s driver, Munna, got shot in the hand in the incident.
Tipu’s wife, Farhana Islam Dolly, filed the case with the Shahjahanpur Police Station.