Cross-examination of Golam Rasul ends

The cross-examination of the prosecution witness Golam Rasul, a police personnel, in the sensational 10-truck arms haul cases concluded yesterday.
The defence counsel for former state minister for home Lutfuzzaman Babar and Abdus Sobhan Tarafder questioned him for about an hour.
Golam Rasul was a habildar of Bandar Police Outpost when the arms haul was seized in 2004. He is currently stationed in Jessore district court.
During his cross-examination, the defence accused him of giving false statement against Babar as per the instruction of the prosecution eight years after his earlier deposition. Rasul however denied the claim.
The Metropolitan Special Tribunal-1 in Chittagong adjourned its proceedings till today.
Around 10 truckloads of arms and ammunition were seized at a Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Ltd jetty on April 2, 2004. Two cases—one for smuggling firearms and the other under the arms act—were filed with Karnaphuli Police Station the next day.