Plaintiff Thomas Hembrom filed the petition at Gobindaganj Senior Judicial Magistrate Partha Bhadra’s court on Monday citing the charge sheet as unsatisfactory. During the hearing, Supreme Court lawyer Adv Rafiq Ahmed Siraji, Gaibandha district judge court lawyer Murad Zaman Robbani and Gobindaganj court lawyer Foizul Alam Ronon were present on the behalf of the Santals. The court says it will thoroughly review the charge sheet before holding a hearing in response to the petition." Meanwhile, Santals under the Sahebganj-Bagda Bhumi Uddhar Sangram Committee organized a human chain in front of the Gobindaganj upazila parishad protesting the CID charge sheet. The CID had filed the charge sheet at the Gobindaganj Senior Judicial Magistrate's Court on November 2, 2020.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 05, 2021 09:11 UTC