Tarek Mahmud, Laxmipur Representative:
The court sentenced eight people to life imprisonment for shooting and killing Awami League leader Omar Farooq in Laxmipur. At the same time, they have been sentenced to 10,000 rupees and rigorous imprisonment for another 1 year.
Today Thursday (October 12) at noon, the judge of the district and Datra Judge Court. Rahibul Islam gave this Rata.
The case was not proved but 5 more accused were given to the court. The convicted accused are Md. Kausar, Saiful Islam, Md. Siraj, Alauddin Alo, Md. Authal, Md. Raju, Md Zaker, Md Tuhin. The acquitted are Md Suman, Md Sujan, Sajib Hossain, Rizha Prakash Cheetah and Milan Prakash Mila.
According to the sources of the statement, Omar Farooq was the vice-president of the Chandraganj Uniton Aomi League. He is a resident of West Latifpur village in the same union. He has a conflict with the BNP terrorist chief Jisan.
On the morning of September 1, 2015, neighbor Ismail Hossain came to the village and called Farooq and sat in a shop near the bar. After a while, the accused shot him and went to the village. After that, the doctor on duty declared Farooq dead and took him to No.Khali Hospital. The next day, the doctor on duty declared him dead. The next day, the deceased's wife, Fatima Begum, was named after 9 people and 8 was named against 8 unidentified police stations.
On September 10, 2016, the investigating officer of the case filed a report against 14 people in the court, while Milon, the main accused in the case, died in a gunfight with the law enforcement agencies, and the court gave him a long hearing and the testimony of the witnesses.
The district judge's official counsel (PP) Jasim Uddin confirmed the poison, he said, saying that the accused were not present in the court and they have been absconding since the incident.
