Convener of Inquilab Moncho and prime accused in the murder case of Shaheed Sharif Osman bin Hadi, Faisal Karim Masud, along with his associate Alamgir Hossain, was produced before a court in West Bengal, India. After a 14-day remand, they were presented at the Bidhannagar Special Court around 12:00 pm on Sunday (March 22).
Sources said that when questioned in court about Hadi’s murder, Faisal clearly stated, “I did not commit this act. I was not involved in any such activity.”
Earlier, he had been taken to Bidhannagar Sub-Divisional Hospital for a medical examination, where he did not respond to any questions.
On the night of March 7, Faisal and Alamgir were arrested by West Bengal Police during a raid in the border area of Bongaon, adjacent to Bangladesh. They were later placed on a 14-day remand by a court in West Bengal.
Faisal Karim Masud, 37, hails from Patuakhali in Bangladesh, while Alamgir Hossain, 34, is from Dhaka.
After their arrest, sources from the Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal said that both Faisal and Alamgir had confessed to the killing of Hadi. They reportedly entered India through the Meghalaya border and had been staying in different locations for the past several months.
Meanwhile, a man named Philip Sangma was arrested on March 13 by the STF of West Bengal Police for assisting the two accused in illegally entering India through the Meghalaya border. A court granted him a seven-day remand. After the remand ended, he was produced before the court on Saturday (March 21).
Notably, on December 12, 2025, two helmeted individuals arriving on a motorcycle shot Hadi, spokesperson of Inquilab Moncho, in the Paltan area of the capital, leaving him critically injured. He later died at around 9:30 pm Bangladesh time on December 18 while undergoing treatment in Singapore. Hadi was one of the key figures of the July mass uprising.