The New Nation - Internet Edition

Court Correspondent

A court of Dhaka yesterday received the murder case filed against 13 Jamaat leaders including Moulana Matiur Rahman Nizami, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid and Abdul Kader Mollah with Keranigonj Thana of Dhaka.

Accepting the case, Magistrate Ashiqul Khabir of CMM Court fixed January 30 for submission of the inquiry report.

The accused had allegedly killed freedom fighter Golam Mostafa, nephew of Muzaffar Ahmed Khan, Convener, Dhaka District unit of Freedom Fighters' Command in Keraniganj during the War of Liberation.

Meanwhile, another Dhaka court yesterday sentenced 3 persons to 5 years rigorous imprisonment (RI) and fine of Taka 5000 each in default another 3 months RI. The convicts are Md Aminul Islam alias Liton alias Lt Col. Humayun Kabir, Ahsanul Habib and Shahjahan Kabir Shiplu.

The accused allegedly took extortion money from different persons on different occasions in 2007 in disguise as Lt. Col. of the Army. The accused demanded extortion of Taka 200,000 from former MP SA Khaleque of the city, while they took Taka 500,000 as extortion from former State Minister for Health Mizanur Rahman Sinha.

Mohammad Shafiul Azam, Judge of Metropolitan Special Tribunal 12 of Dhaka examined the deposition of 17 witnesses to deliver the verdict.