A case was filed against 469 people including former Awami League lawmaker for Rajshahi-1 constituency Omar Faruk Chowdhury and Godagari Police Station鈥檚 former officer-in-charge Abdul Matin for opening fire on a procession during the student-led mass uprising on August 5.
Md聽 Arif, one of the students who were injured during the procession, filed the case with Godagari Police Station Friday night naming 69 individuals and 400 other unidentified people, said Rafiqul Islam, additional superintendent (special branch) of Rajshahi district police.
Godagari Upazila Parishad鈥檚 former chairman Jahangir Alam, former Godagari municipal mayor Ayezuddin Biswas, former Godagari upazila AL president Md Badiuzzaman, and Godagari upazila Juba League general secretary Masud Parvez Biplab, among others, were named in the case.
Rafiqul Islam said that they were investigating the case.
According to the case statement, under the instructions of Omar Faruk Chowdhury, the other accused armed with sharp weapons and firearms attacked the student-
led procession in Godagari upazila upazila town and opened fire on the protesters, leaving dozens bullet-injured.
The plaintiff mentioned that the filing of the case was delayed due to his illness as he had been undergoing treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital since the day of the incident on August 5.