Ahsan Habib, Asashuni (Satkhira) Bureau : A counter-case has been filed in Asashuni’s Khajra Union in the post-election violence and shooting incident in which 20 people including children and freedom fighters were injured. Eight people from both sides have been arrested and sent to jail in the two cases.
Ahidul Islam Mollah, a post-election defeated candidate in Gadaipur of Khajra union of the upazila on Thursday morning, January 08, 2022, has filed two cases on both sides in connection with the shooting incident in which children and freedom fighters were injured. Police officer in charge from the scene. Police led by Golam Kabir immediately arrested two people, including re-elected UP chairman Shahnewaz Dalim, and at least 25 others, including Ahidul Islam, a rebel candidate of the defeated Awami League, and his former chairman, Ruhul Quddus Mollah, and took them into police custody.
SI Gazi Nur Nabi, who is investigating both the cases, said Chairman Shahnawaz Dalim named 16 persons under Sections 143, 323, 326, 306, 506 and 114 as plaintiffs in the case and kept 15-20 persons anonymous. 04 (01) 22 and former Chairman Ruhul. Quddus Mollah became the plaintiff by mentioning the names of 18 persons under sections 143, 323, 307, 506, 427 and 114 and leaving the remaining one and a half hundred as anonymous. Gadaipur village dead in both cases. Mozahar Sardar’s son is the chairman of the re-elected Awami League’s nominated boat symbol and the organizing secretary of the Upazila Awami League. Mostakim Mollah, 28, son of Shahnawaz Dalim and his colleague Anarul Mollah, also died in the same village. Nafel Mollah’s son Ahidul Islam Mollah, 55, along with the defeated chairman candidate of the Awami League’s rebel Pineapple symbol, died in the village on his side. Former chairman Ruhul Quddus Mollah, 56, son of Aptab Mollah, Didarul Islam Rabbi, 30, son of Enamul Sardar and Russell Hossain, 32, son of Nuruzzaman were arrested and released on Friday, January 6, 2022. The investigating officer said that a short gun used by Ahidul Molla, 33 rounds of fresh cartridges and shells of 18 rounds of used cartridges were seized.
Incidentally, on Thursday, January 08, 2022, at around 8 am, re-elected chairman Shah Newaz Dalim was walking from his house to the house of member candidate Ibrahim Khalil Tuku with 15/20 activists and supporters. When the defeated rebel candidate Ahidul Islam Mollah reached in front of his house, he accidentally threw bricks at them from the roof of his house. At one stage Ahidul Mollah fired at least 20/25 rounds at Dalim with a shotgun at the nominated chairman of A’League. Bakht Sardar was shot in the head, Russell (18) in the head, Asadul (35) in the head, son-in-law Hafizul (40) in the eye, Khokon Sana in the hand, Naeem Sana (22) in the leg and Imam in the half body. During the clash, heroic freedom fighter Abdur Rob Sana and heroic freedom fighter Amjad Hossain were injured by bricks thrown by the opposition and police batons. At least 20 people, including Chairman Dalim, were injured in the incident. Asashuni police officer in charge immediately after the incident. Police led by Golam Kabir reached the spot and tried to bring the situation under control. Later, Superintendent of Police Sajib Khan, ASP (Circle) Jamil Chowdhury, DP OC Yasin Alam Chowdhury, Executive Magistrate Shaheen Sultana and many policemen, DB police and BGB members cordoned off the area. Police, BGP and DB police dispersed the crowd and arrested at least 25/30 people from both sides including Dalim, Ahidul and Quddus and took them into police custody. The situation in the area is tense till the writing of this report. Aussie Mu. Golam Kabir said the area is calm. Additional police are being deployed to prevent further clashes.
Meanwhile, supporters of Dalim’s party staged a sit-in in front of Khajra Union Parishad on Friday afternoon in anger over the arrest of Dalim and the case against him.
