Tipu-Preeti murder: Indictment hearing ends, order on April 29

Shawdesh desk:

A charge frame hearing against 33 accused in a murder case of AL leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and college student Samia Afrin Preeti at Shahjahanpur, was ended on Thursday.

The court will pass its order in the case on April 29.

Today was fixed to frame the charges of the case with the court of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-3 Judge Ali Hossain. But the lawyers were holding hearing seeking acquittal of 26 accused and bail of 19 in the case. After the hearing, the court set April 29 to pass its order.

Earlier on June 5 last, Detective Branch (DB) inspector and investigation officer of the case Yasin Sikder filed a charge-sheet against 33 accused including Dhaka City South AL organising secretary Ashraf Talukder. Accepting the chargesheet on July 20, the court issued arrest warrant against nine accused including Maruf.

Tipu, former general secretary of Motijheel thana Awami League, was on his microbus destined for his Khilgaon home on the night of March 24, 2022. He was shot dead by a masked assailant near Bata showroom adjacent to Islami Bank in the capital’s Shahjahanpur area at about 10:15pm after his vehicle got stuck in traffic jam.

Rickshaw passenger 19-year-old Samia Afran Preeti was also got shot by stray bullets and died on the spot. Tipu’s driver Munna got shot on his hand in the incident.

Being the plaintiff, Tipu’s wife DSCC reserved councilor Farhana Islam Dolly filed a murder case with Shahjahanpur Police Station where she made unidentified people accused.