MP Liton murder: Charges pressed against Kader, 7 others

Gaibandha Correspondent: Police have submitted charge sheet in Awami League lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton murder case.

Investigation Officer (IO) Abu Haider Md submitted the charge sheet accusing former Jatiya Party lawmaker Col (retd) Abdul Kader Khan and seven others.

Court Inspector Jamal Uddin Mandal confirmed the matter on Sunday evening.

Earlier, Detective Branch of police detained Abdul Kader Khan from a residence in Bogra after 21 days of the murder. Later, he confessed to planning and financing the killing.

On December 31, 2016, unknown assailants shot the lawmaker Liton inside his home at Sundarganj upazila of the district.

The parliamentarian was declared dead at 7:40pm after he had been taken to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.


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