Case filed against 36 people for ‘murdering’ Ahmed Shafi

A case has been filed against 36 people for the alleged mental torture and murder of Ahmed Shafi, former Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh.

Md Moyeenuddin, brother-in-law of Shafi, lodged the case with the court of Chittagong Judicial Magistrate Shiplu Kumar Dey on Thursday.

The court has asked the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to investigate the case properly and submit a report within a month.

The accused are Hefazat’s incumbent Joint Secretaries General Mamunul Haque, Nasir Uddin Munir, Organizing Secretary Azizul Haque Islamabadi, Assistant Organizing Secretary Meer Idris, Assistant Secretary General Habib Ullah, Assistant Finance Secretary Ahsan Ullah, Publicity Secretary Zakaria Noman Foyezi, Personal Secretary to Junayed Babunagari In’amul Hasan Faruqi, and others.

Lawyer Abu Hanif from Shafi’s side said that according to the family statement, the former Amir was killed in a “pre-planned” manner and “mentally tortured” when he was hospitalised.

Earlier on September 18 this year, the leader of Hefazat-e-Islam and long-time principal of Hathazari Madrasa died in Dhaka while undergoing treatment.