ICT-1 to deliver verdict on June 28

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 is set to deliver its judgment on June 28 in a case over the killing of two people and shooting youth hanging from cornice of a building in the capital's Rampura area during July Uprising, report agencies.

A three-member ICT bench led by its chairman Justice Golam Mortuza Majumdar passed the order after completing the law-point argument in the case on Monday.

Lawyer Sarwar Jahan Nipon presented arguments on behalf of prime suspect Chanchal Chandra Sarkar in the hearing. He claimed that his client had no involvement in the incident.

The prosecution's chief counsel Md Aminul Islam rejected the arguments of all five accused in the case, seeking their maximum punishment.

After arguments from both sides, the tribunal set a date for the verdict

Earlier, on June 10, Chanchal Chandra Sarkar, one of the five accused, gave additional testimony in his defence.

He had previously testified in his defence on January 13 this year.

The remaining four accused are absconding.

They are former DMP Commissioner Habibur Rahman, former ADC of Khilgaon Zone Md Rashedul Islam, former Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Rampura Police Station Md Mashiur Rahman and former SI Tarikul Islam Bhuiyan.