Three deceased Awami League leaders, who died much earlier, have been prosecuted over the attack on the recent anti-quota student protests in Cumilla.
The deceased accused are AL Cumilla south city unit鈥檚 former forest and environment affairs secretary Abdul Momin, former agriculture affairs secretary Md Kamal Uddin Majumdar, and former member Wahidur Rahman Farid.
Sadar South Model Police Station officer-in-charge Mohammad Rafiqul Islam said that the FIR was the initial step of the case.
鈥楾he matter will be investigated. If the names of the deceased are found in the case, they will be removed and a report will be submitted,鈥� he added.
Student Movement Agaisnt Discrimination coordinator and Cumilla University student Md Emran filed the case with the Sadar south police station against 96 people.
Former finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal鈥檚 younger brother and former upazila chairman Golam Sarwar and former upazila chairman Abdul Hai Bablu were accused as prime suspects in the case.
Abu Sayeed, son of Abdul Momen who died in June 24 after being hit by a train, questioned, 鈥楬e (father) died in June. So how could he participate in the August 4 attack?鈥�
Kamal Uddin Mazumder died of heart attack on July 11, 2023, his neighbour Aminul Islam said, adding that accusing a dead person is highly reprehensible.
Farhad, son of accused Wahidur Rahman Farid, said that his father died in September 2023 due to kidney problem.
鈥楬e died a year ago and yet he has been accused in the incident a year later. How a dead person can be accused? This is extremely unfair,鈥� he said.