Charge-sheet against 6 militants over Avijit murder finalised

Police has already finalised the charge-sheet against six operatives of the banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) including its fugitive leader Major Zia in blogger and also Bangladeshi-born US citizen Avijit Roy murder case.

“We have already finalised the charge-sheet in Avijit murder case against six ABT men including Major Zia and sent it to the Ministry of Home for approval of its submission to the court,” additional police commissioner (CTTC) Md Monirul Islam told a press briefing at media centre of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in Dhaka today, reports BSS.

The CTTC in its investigation has found involvement of 11 ABT men in the murder and it suggested accusing six of them as full names and addresses of five others could not be able to ascertain, he also said.

“Four of them are now in jails while two others including Major Zia and Akram went into hiding. Of the arrestees, Saimon Sohel and Arafat gave confessional statement under section 164 to this end,” he informed.

The six ABT men who are going to be charge-sheeted in the case are: Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque Zia (suspended major of Bangladesh Army), 42, and Akram Hossain alias Abir alias Adnan alias Hasibul alias Abdullah, 30, Mozammel Hossain alias Saimon (organisational name Shahriar), Md Abu Siddique Sohel alias Sakib alias Sajid alias Shahab, 34, Md Arafat Rahman, 24 (organisational name Siam alias Sazzad) and Shafiur Rahman alias Farabi, 29.

Fugitives Major Zia and Akram are the masterminds of the killing while Farabi was charged for instigating the murder, he said, adding that Md Mukul Rana alias Shafiqul Islam alias Hadi, who was involved in the killing, died in a shootout with Detective Branch (DB) of police.

ABT men hacked Avijit to death on Dhaka University campus when he along with his wife Rafida Ahmed Bonya was returning from the Amar Ekushey Book Fair on February 26 of 2015. His wife Bonya suffered critically injuries in the attack.