Six people sued for war crimes in Khulna

Six men have been accused of committing crimes against humanity in Khulna during the Liberation War in 1971.

The accused are -- Md Sohrab Hossain Mollah, 70, Md Motiar Rahman Sana alias Monisana, 72, Md Elai Gazi, 72, Md Jhur Sheikh, 70, Md Sirajul Islam, 71, and Md Abdul Khalek, 68.

Sukhjan Bibi, a resident of Garkhali village of Dakope upazila, filed the case with Khulna Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Thursday.

According to the case statement, the accused committed crimes against humanity including killing, abduction, looting, and rape as members of auxiliary forces like Razakars and Shanti Bahini during 1971.-UNB