Over a thousand BDR men sued for mutiny

Lalbagh police Saturday night filed a case against over a thousand Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members for their links to the mutiny at BDR headquarters in Pilkhana.

Those who face the charges include Deputy Assistant Director (DAD) Touhidul Alam, DAD Nasiruddin Khan, DAD Mirza Habibur Rahman, DAD Abdul Jalil, jawan Abdur Rahim and jawan Selim.

Lalbagh Police Station's Officer-In-Charge Nobojyoti Khisha filed the case that was shifted to Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday.

Police sources said so far they could identify several accused from footages aired on different television channels and pictures published in dailies.

Of those accused, Touhid led a team of mutineers to talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to end the mutiny.

The complainant, in the case story, said the accused committed the offences in a planned way and it is tantamount to treason.

The charges include killing army officers, their family members and civilians, looting, arson, exploding grenades, hiding bodies, holding people hostage, and destroying properties.

The case statement also said the rebel border guards being instigated by vested quarters committed the crimes to destabilise the state and make unlawful gains.

It went on to say that the accused led by DAD Touhid incited the rebellion at the Darbar hall at the BDR headquarters in the name of realising demands where about 3,000 border guards from across the country were present.