HABIGANJ, Nov 03, 2024(BSS) - Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) district unit today filed a case against 54 police personnel including former Superintendant of Police (SP) SM Murad Ali and Sadar Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Masuk Ali for indiscriminate firing and torturing its activists.

Shamsul Islam Matin, General Secretary of Lakhai Upazila unit of BNP, filed the case with the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate court accusing the police officials.

The court after partial hearing fixed November 5 for further hearing of the case.

The complainant told the court that the accused police personnel led by the then SP put barricade on the way to a public meeting organized by district BNP at its Shayesthaganj unit office on December 22 in 2021.

BNP's central leaders also joined the meeting.

But, the police men at one stage opened fire on the BNP activists indiscriminately and tortured them mercilessly on that day.

As a result, over 300 activists of BNP and its front organizations including district Chhatra Dal unit President Ringon were shot.