Tipu-Preeti murder, warrant against 9 including AL leader Ashraf

Tipu-Prity murder

A Dhaka court Tuesday issued arrest warrant against 9 including expelled Dhaka South city unit Awami League Organizing Secretary Ashraf Talukder in the murder case of Awami League leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and college student Samia Afrin Preeti.

Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury of Dhaka CMM court today passed the order accepting the charge-sheet of the case against 33 accused people, and fixed August 17 for next hearing in the case.

Earlier on June 5, Detective Branch (DB) Inspector and Investigation Officer of the case Yeasin Shikder submitted the charge-sheet against 33 accused including fugitive top terror Jisan and Freedom Manik.

The other accused of the case are- Counselor of Ward-10 of Dhaka South City Corporation Maruf Ahmed Monsur, Dhaka South City unit Awami League Organizing Secretary Ashraf Talukder, Khairul Islam, Juber Alam Khan Robin, Sohel Shahriar, Maruf Reza Sagar, Kamruzzaman Bablu, Palash, Aminul, Sohel, Sumon Shikder Musa, Saikat, 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.

Of the 33 accused, 24 have been arrested so far and they are now behind bar.

Tipu, former General Secretary of Motijheel Thana Awami League, was shot dead by a masked assailant in the capital’s Shahjahanpur area as his vehicle got stuck in traffic on the night of March 24, last year.

Rickshaw passenger college student Samia Afran Preeti was also got shot by stray bullets and died on the spot.

Tipu’s wife Farhana Islam Dolly filed a murder case with Shahjahanpur Police station the same night. - Special Correspondent