Dhaka, Jan 06 (V7N) – A chargesheet has been filed against 17 people in connection with the murder of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi, who was fatally shot on a plan reportedly orchestrated by Awami League ward councilor Taijul Islam Bappi.

Additional Police Commissioner (DB) Md. Shafiqul Islam of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) briefed reporters on Tuesday afternoon, stating that the brutal attack was planned in retaliation for Hadi’s outspoken stance against the ruling party.

Among the 17 accused, 11 have been arrested, while six remain fugitives: shooter Faisal Karim Masud, Alamgir, Bappi, Philip, Jasmine, and Mukti. The circulating video of the main accused Faisal on social media has been confirmed to be authentic, the DB police said.

Those arrested so far include Faisal’s parents Md. Humayun Kabir and Mosa Hasi Begum, his wife Shaheda Parveen Samia, girlfriend Maria Akhter Lima, brother-in-law Wahid Ahmed Sipu, private car rental businessman Mufti Md. Nuruzzaman Nomani (alias Ujjwal), Faisal’s associates Md. Kabir, Sibyun Diu, Sanjay Chisim, Aminul Islam Raju, and Md. Faisal, who allegedly assisted him in fleeing to India.

Earlier, Home Affairs Advisor Lt. Gen. (retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury assured that the trial of Hadi’s murder would be completed during the tenure of the interim government.

Sharif Osman Hadi was shot on December 12 and initially treated at Dhaka Medical Hospital before being transferred to Evercare Hospital. On December 15, he was flown to Singapore General Hospital for advanced treatment, where he succumbed to his injuries on December 18 at around 9:30 pm. His body returned to Bangladesh on the night of December 19 and, following an autopsy on December 20, was buried beside the grave of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.

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