Two cases have been filed with Natore Police Station against former Member of Parliament (MP) from Natore-2 constituency (Natore Sadar and Naldanga) and District Awami League Vice-President Shafiqul Islam Shimul and his associates for attempting to commit murders.
Joint convener of BNP Natore unit Farhad Ali Dewan Shahin and its member Saiful Islam Aftab filed the two cases on Saturday.
In both the cases, former MP Shimul's younger brother Sajedul Islam Sagar, Natore Municipal Councilor Zahidur Rahman Zahid, Advocate Sayem Hossain Ujjal, Naldanga Municipal Councilor Mahtab Hossain, Jubo League leader Jamil Hossain Milan and three alleged top terrorists of the district Koel, his younger brothers Kanan and Salim alias Kutta Salim have been made accused.
According to the case statement, on March 13 this year, on the way back from the court of Natore, Shimul and the accused attacked Farhad Ali Dewan Shahin in front of the Natore road and highway office.
The assailants shot him three times in the legs and beat him severely, took away the white gold chain and cash from him and left him there thinking to be dead.
Along with the names of 24 people, 10-12 unknown people have been made accused in the case.
On the other hand, Saiful Islam Aftab, the former president of the district Jubo Dal and member of the district BNP convening committee, said in the statement of another case that the accused, including ex-MP Shafiqul Islam Shimul, attacked him in the early hours of October 29 last
year near his house in Station Bazar of the town. The assailants then shot him in the spine and legs and injured him with sharp weapons.
A total of 14 people have been mentioned as accused in the case, including former MP Shimul.
Officer-in-charge (OC) of Natore Police Station Mizanur Rahman Mizan confirmed the matter.
