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Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi

The verdict the case against two other Rajshahi University teachers, two staff and 10 students for torching DGFI vehicle and assaulting law enforcers during campus violence on August 22 will be delivered today.

They are Dr Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan Sajal, Dr Sabbir Sattar Tapu of geology and mining department, RU deputy chief information officer Sadekul Islam and former RU vice chancellor Faisul Islam Faruki's driver Ataur Rahman.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ruhul Amin of a Speedy Trial Court in Rajshahi will pronounce the verdict in presence of four accused in the DGFI vehicle torching case. Ten accused students in the case are still absconding.

The court on November 27 had scheduled the verdict date on December 6. But the court deferred the date till today the director of Rajshahi DGFI lodged the case on August 23 accusing two teachers and four students. Later on September 1, sub inspector Mukhtar Hossain implicated eight other persons in the charge sheet.

The plaintiff alleged that he was assaulted and his government vehicle was torched during the violence. He alleged the two teachers ordered over mobile phones and encouraged unruly students to set fire to his vehicle.

Absconding accused are Bangladesh Chhatra League RU unit secretary Ayenuddin, Dipayan Sarkar, Mizanur Rahman Mithu, Sardar Ayaz, SM Fakrul Islam Raihan, Abu Sayem, Shamim Ahmed, Kazi A Latif, Shakhawat Hossain, Aziz Bin Kamal.