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SHERPUR, July 10, 2025 (BSS) - Police submitted charge sheets for killing of three college students in the last year’s July uprising here accusing 505 people mostly leaders of Awami league and its front organizations, official sources said today.

Sherpur police after 11 months of investigation into three separate cases recently submitted the charge sheets to the court relieving 33 accused from the cases, Court Inspector Md Ziaur Rahman told BSS. 

Police will launch special drive against the charge sheeted accused after issuance of warrant of arrest by the court against them who have been mostly absconding after the fall of previous Awami League (AL) government on August 5 last year, he added.    

Among the prominent accused, there are four former whips of the Jatiya Sangsad, president and general secretary of district AL, former Zila Parishad Chairman, six upazila chairmen, four municipal mayors and an executive magistrate.

 According to the case records, college student Sabuj Miah,18, was shot dead by a section of AL supporters at Kharampur area in the town on August 4. Two other students Mahbub Alam and Shardul Ashish Saurav, were killed under the wheels of a car belonging to an executive magistrate at that time. Many people, mostly agitators, were also injured at that time.

Later, on August 12, Saddam Hossain, elder brother of Sabuj Miah, filed a murder case against 300-400 people, including general secretary of district AL and former lawmaker Chhanuar Hossain Chhanu and former chairman of Sherpur Zila Parishad Humayun Kabir Ruman. On August 21, a supplementary FIR was also submitted to police accusing more 193 including president of district AL and former whip Atiqur Rahman Atiq. After 11 months of investigation, police on July 7 submitted charge sheet against 205 persons.

The key accused of the case are former lawmaker ADM Shahidul Islam, lawmaker (reserved seat for women) Fatematuzzohra Shyamoli, former mayors Golam Md Kibria Liton, Md Abu Bakar Bakkar, Hafizur Rahman Liton and Md Ali Lal, former upazila chairmen Rafiqul Islam, Abdullah Warez Naim, Mahbub Alam Sohag, Juwel Akond, Haji Md Mosharaf Hossain and Moksedur Rahman Lebu.

 Besides, Mosammat Mahfuza Khatun, mother of Mahbub Alam, on August 12 filed a murder case with Sadar thana accusing 300-400 people and on August 19 she added another 81 people in the case. Police after detailed investigation submitted charge sheet against 150 people including executive magistrate Tariqul Islam and his driver Harun Miah.

On the other hand, Sohrab Hossain, father of Shardul Ashish Saurav on August 27 filed a case accusing 300-400 people and mentioning the names of 87 people. Police later submitted the charge sheet of the case accusing 150 people including the executive magistrate.

When contacted, Superintendent of Police (SP) Md Aminul Islam said that they have already submitted charge sheets of three cases and will launch special drive to nab the absconding accused after the issuance of warrant of arrests by the court concerned.