Arrest warrant against nine in Tipu-Preeti murder case

A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued arrest warrant against 9 including expelled Dhaka South city unit Awami League organizing secretary Ashraf Talukder in the murder case of Awami League leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and college student Samia Afrin Preeti, reports BSS.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury on Tuesday passed the order after accepting the charge-sheet against 33 people, and fixed August 17 for the next hearing in this regard.

Earlier on June 5, Detective Branch (DB) Inspector and investigation officer of the case Yeasin Shikder filed the charge-sheet against 33 accused including fugitive top terror Jisan and Freedom Manik.

The other accused in the case are- councillor of ward-10 of Dhaka South City Corporation Maruf Ahmed Monsur, Dhaka South city unit Awami League organizing secretary Ashraf Talukder, Khairul Islam, Juber Alam Khan Robin, Sohel Shahriar, Maruf Reza Sagar, Kamruzzaman Bablu, Palash, Aminul, Sohel, Sumon Shikder Musa, Saikat, Shikder Akash, Imran Hossain Jitu, Molla Shamim, Rakib, BD Babu, Omar Faruk, Killer Nasir, Rifat, Ishtiak Hossain Jitu, Mahbubur Rahman Titu, Hafiz, Masum, Rana Molla and Nasiruddin Manik.