Verdict on 5 Netrokona ‘Razakars’ any day

Staff Correspondent: A special tribunal will deliver its verdict on five alleged Razakars of Netrokona any day over crimes committed against humanity during 1971.

The five accused are Sheikh Md Abdul Mojid alias Mojid Moulana, Md Abdul Khaleque Talukder, Md Kobir Khan, Abdus Salam Beg and Nuruddin. All the five accused are on the run.

A three-member panel headed by Chairman of International Crimes Tribunal Md Shahinur Islam passed the order on Monday.

The Investigation Agency of the International Crimes Tribunal found evidence of war crimes against seven alleged Razakars of Netrakona. Two of them have already died.

They were allegedly involved in abduction, torture, looting, arson, rape, murder and mass killings.

They were found involved in seven incidents of crime where eight people were killed, three houses were looted, eight houses were torched and a women was raped.

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