20 of 42 accused sent to jail on surrender
A Chuadanga court yesterday sent 20 people to jail for their alleged involvement in a bombing incident that left two people dead at Gangadaspur village in Jibannagar upazila of the district on January 4.
They deceased were Mohammad Ali, 50, and Shahbuddin, 40.
The accused surrendered before the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate ABM Mahmudul Haq. The magistrate sent them to jail, rejecting their bail prayers.
They are Ilias Ali, Kawsar Ali, Zahir uddin, Abdul Rashid, Mostafa Malitha, Jamaat Ali, Bashar Mondol, Shamsul Alam, Milon Ali, Fozre Mondol, Abdul Malek, Fazlu Mia, Shamsul Ali, Kasem Ali, Ashabul, Bhutto Sheikh, Nazrul, Anisur Rahman, Hamil Mondol and Abdul Haq. They are among the 42 accused in a case for hurling bombs on the villagers filed on January 11.
The case statement said a group of 15 men, allegedly led by Abdul Malek Mollah, president of Simanta union unit of AL, and Milton Mollah, president of the same union unit of Jubo League, threw seven bombs at a tea stall at the village around 7:30pm, killing Mohammad Ali on the spot and injuring three others. The bomb attack could have been over a dispute centring government khas land, locals said.
The injured were rushed to Jessore General Hospital where Sahabuddin died around 10:30pm. The condition of the two others, including Sahabuddin's wife Maleka Khatun, is critical. They are settlers on the khas land.
Abdus Salam, younger brother of slain Mohammad Ali, filed a case against 42 people with Jibannagar Police Station on January 11, accusing Abdul Malek Mollah, Milton Mollah and Abdul Hye Tuku as the masterminds.
Locals and police said some 46 landless families, including those of the victims, have been living on 116 bighas of government land (khas land), allocated for Gangadaspur Bhumihin Samity, since 1973.
Abdul Hye Tuku has been claiming the ownership of the entire land for the last three years.
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