DHAKA: A special court set up at Bakshibazar Government Alia madrasa ground is reading out the verdict of sensational Pilkhana carnage case on Tuesday.
Third additional metropolitan session Judge Dr M Akhtaruzzaman started reading out the judgment at 12:35pm.
Earlier in the morning, the 813 accused were taken to the makeshift court from Dhaka Central Jail.
Besides, the 10 more accused who are on bail also appeared before the court while three others accused who gat bail were not present.
On October 30, the court re-fixed the date of issuing verdict.
Earlier on October 20, Third additional metropolitan session Judge Dr M Akhtaruzzaman fixed Wednesday (October 30) of issuing the verdict after the completion of final phase’s arguments in the court.
Abdul Kahar Akhand, senior special superintendent of CID, submitted the charge sheet of the killings case on July 12, 2010 and in the case under the Explosives Act on July 27.
Among those standing trial are deputy assistant director (DAD) Tauhidul Alam, DAD Nasir, DAD Habib, DAD Jalil, BNP leader Nasir Uddin Pintu and local Awami League leader Torab Ali.
Originally, charge-sheet was submitted against 850 accused in the killing case. Of them, 21 are on the run while seven have died.
A total of 74 people, including 57 army officers in command of the border-security force, were killed in the bloody mutiny at Pilkhana on February 25-26, 2009. The mutiny had also triggered revolt in other garrisons across the country.
Lalbagh police station OC Nabajyoti Khisa filed the cases first with Lalbagh police station and then with New Market police station.
BDST: 1304 HRS, NOV 05, 2013
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