A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against 9 including expelled Dhaka South city unit Awami League organizing secretary Ashraf Talukder in the murder case of Awami League leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and college student Samia Afrin Preeti.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury on Tuesday passed the order after accepting the charge sheet against 33 people and fixed August 17 for the next hearing.
Earlier on June 5, Detective Branch (DB) Inspector and investigation officer of the case Yeasin Shikder filed the charge sheet against 33 accused including the fugitive Jisan and Manik.
The other suspects, in this case, are- counsellor of ward-10 of Dhaka South City Corporation Maruf Ahmed Monsur, Dhaka South city unit Awami League organizing secretary Ashraf Talukder, Khairul Islam, Juber Alam Khan Robin, Sohel Shahriar, Maruf Reza Sagar, Kamruzzaman Bablu, Palash, Aminul, Sohel, Sumon Shikder Musa, Saikat, Shikder Akash, Imran Hossain Jitu, Molla Shamim, Rakib, BD Babu, Omar Faruk, Killer Nasir, Rifat, Ishtiak Hossain Jitu, Mahbubur Rahman Titu, Hafiz, Masum, Rana Molla and Nasiruddin Manik.
Of the 33 accused, 24 have been arrested so far and are now behind bars.
Tipu, the former general secretary of Motijheel thana Awami League, was shot dead by a masked assailant in the capital's Shahjahanpur area as his vehicle got stuck in traffic on the night of March 24. 2022.
Rickshaw passenger Samia Afran Preeti also got shot by stray bullets and died on the spot.
Tipu's wife Farhana Islam Dolly filed a murder case with Shahjahanpur Police Station the same night.
