Police have submitted a charge sheet in a case over an alleged attempted murder of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activist Sheikh Mohammad Ashik during the July Mass Uprising, naming 40 accused including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Other prominent accused include former ministers Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Jahangir Kabir Nanak, former lawmaker Sadek Khan, and ward councillors Asif Ahammed and Tarekuzzaman Rajib.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) prosecution wing Deputy Police Commissioner Nasir Ahmed Hawalader confirmed the matter. He said the charge sheet was submitted to the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on 1 May, reports BSS
He added that the court is scheduled to hear the matter on taking cognisance of the charge sheet on 13 May.
According to the case statement, protesters were staging a demonstration in the Mayur Villa area near Mohammadpur Bus Stand on 19 July, 2024, during the July Mass Uprising.
Around 2:45pm, the demonstrators came under attack with batons and gunfire. Ashik sustained a gunshot wound and fell on the road. The attackers later left him, assuming he had died.
Following the incident, Ashik filed the case with Mohammadpur Police Station on 28 September, 2024.
The case initially named 129 accused, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, along with 150 unidentified individuals.
