Case filed against ex-JU VC, 213 others over attack on students during July Movement

A case has been filed in opposition to 214 folks, alongside with the worn vice-chancellor and worn proctors of Jahangirnagar University, for attacking college students in entrance of the VC’s assign of dwelling on 15 July.

Sazzadul Islam, 23, a pupil of the university’s English department, filed the case with Ashulia police assign beneath the Penal Code and the Explosives Act on Saturday night (28 September), naming 14 other folks and keeping 200 others unnamed, said Abu Bakar Siddique, the officer to blame of Ashulia police assign.

Vulnerable VC Md Nurul Alam has been made the prime accused in the case, while worn proctors Prof Alamgir Kabir, ASM Firoz Ul Hasan, Associate Professor Mehedi Iqbal, Dean of Social Science College Prof Bashir Ahmed, Associate Professor Ikhtiar Uddin Bhuiyan, worn VC Prof Sharif Enamul Kabir, Prof Farid Ahmed and Prof Israfil Ahmed get moreover been accused.

Some personnel and leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League get moreover been accused in the case, the OC said.

Essentially based on the case assertion, the plaintiff and 100 other college students had gathered in entrance of the VC’s assign of dwelling on the evening of 15 July to articulate the attacks on them by Chhatra League leaders and activists.

The worn VC and some lecturers were dilly-dallying in the identify of dialogue. As an more than a few of paying attention to the faculty students, they threatened them.

Later, Chhatra League leaders and activists led by its JU President Aktaruzzaman Sohel and Total Secretary Habibur Rahman launched an assault on the faculty students following inform orders from the university lecturers and administration, the case assertion said.

The case assertion added that a minimal of 15 college students were injured in the assault, and heaps others were confined one day of the VC’s assign of dwelling.

Right by the assault, the attackers were seen carrying machetes, weapons and petrol bombs, read the case assertion.

“I no doubt get filed the case to peep justice for the attacks on us on that night. I’m hoping police will arrest the accused snappy and effect them sooner than the legislation,” said Sazzadul.