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Evicted Santals seek to sue Gaibandha MP, Gobindaganj UNO for murder
The evicted Santals in Gaibandha have filed a petition with Gobindaganj police to bring murder charges against the local MP, Upazila Nirbahi Officer and managing director of Rangpur Sugar Mill along with 600 others.
Published : 26 Nov 2016, 03:49 PM
Updated : 26 Nov 2016, 03:49 PM
Thomas Hemrom from Harinamari village, located inside the Sahebganj Sugarcane Farm, filed the petition at Gobindaganj Police Station on Saturday.
Three Santals were killed and scores others injured in police firing during the eviction of the tribesmen from the farmland acquired by the Rangur Sugar Mill.
Police said the law enforcers would seek instructions from the court before registering the complaint as a case.
A 10-member delegation of rights groups Ain O Salish Kendro, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), Nijera Kori, and Association for Land Reforms and Development (ALRD) were present at the police station.
Gobindaganj Police Station OC Subrata Kumar Sarker said the complaint filed on Saturday was registered as a general diary (GD).
"As a case over the same incident was filed earlier, we will take the next step on court's instruction," he said.
In the GD, a total of 32 of the 600 accused were named.
They include Gaibandha-4 (Gobindaganj) MP Abul Kalam Azad, Gobindaganj UNO Md Abdul Hannan, Rangpur Sugar Mill MD Abdul Awal, Sapmara Union Parishad Chairperson Shakil Ahmed Bulbul, Katabarhi UP Chairperson Md Rezaul Karim Rafiq, sugarcane farm Manager Abdul Majid, and local Awami League leader Md Hossain.
Names of some current and former members of local union councils, local individuals, and employees and workers of the sugar mill are also included in the case.
Earlier, on Nov 16, 10 days after the eviction drive that saw three tribesmen killed in police firing, Swapan Murmu from Mualiparha village filed a case against 500 to 600 unnamed persons.
The OC said 20 persons have been arrested in the case filed by Swapan.
Santal leaders alleged Swapan was not a victim and the case was filed to save the real culprits.
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