Jabbar ordered my in-laws' murder
The 15th prosecution witness in the war crimes case against former Jatiya Party lawmaker Abdul Jabbar yesterday narrated how Razakars following Jabbar's orders had abducted and murdered her father-in-law and brother-in-law in 1971.
State-appointed defence counsel Mohammad Abul Hasan then cross-examined her and the tribunal adjourned proceedings until October 26.
“Following Jabbar's order, a group of Razakars raided our house in the middle of the night on October 6, 1971,” said Bokuli Rani Halder, 62, an inhabitant of Mothbaria village in Pirojpur.
“They looted the house and nabbed my father-in-law Modhusudan Halder and brother-in-law Prionath Halder and started beating them mercilessly. As my father-in-law asked them why they were being taken away, they replied that their leader Jabbar has asked them to do so,” she said.
“Razakars took them away along with many villagers. The next day, my husband Parimal Chandra Halder told me that a total of 22 people including my in-laws have been gunned down in neighbouring village Surjomoni,” added Bokuli.
Jabbar, who was the chairman of Mathbaria Peace Committee in Pirojpur in 1971, faces five charges for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
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