State wants death penalty for 25 accused in Abrar murder trial

BUET Live: The state side in the case lodged over the murder of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) student Abrar Fahad, today pleaded to sentence all the 25 accused to death for their role in the brutal killing.

Chief prosecutor Mosharraf Hossain Kazal made the plea in his closing arguments in the sensational case at Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1. 

"The accused have been charged in this murder case. They have killed a man after waking him up from his sleep. Abrar's family cried their hearts out, the whole nation cried for this boy. All the accused are educated. I am expecting death penalty for them," Advocate Kazal said.

BUET students and the varsity authorities found the seemingly lifeless body of Abrar, 22, on first-floor stairs of Sher-e-Bangla Hall and rushed him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where doctors declared him dead at around 6.30 am on October 7, 2019.

He was allegedly beaten to death by a couple of leaders of the then BUET unit of Chhatra League over his posts on Facebook.

Abrar's father filed the case with Chawkbazar Police Station against 19. Later police included names of the other accused after finding their involvement during the probe.

Dhaka, 24 October (campuslive24.com)//BSC

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