Police press charges in 106 cases linked to July uprising

Police have so far submitted charge sheets in 106 cases filed over incidents during the July Uprising in 2024 across the country.

Of the cases, 31 are of murder, and 75 were filed under other criminal charges.

The 31 murder cases were filed with respective police stations in connection with the incidents that occurred in Pabna, Sirajganj, Bogura, Dhaka, Narayanganj, Cumilla, Chandpur, Feni, Kurigram, and Sherpur districts.

The investigation of those cases has been carried out by the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP), the Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), and the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).

The remaining 75 cases were filed under various sections of CrPC with local police stations in connection with incidents of Pabna, Sirajganj, Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, Bogura, Dhaka, Narayanganj, Narsingdi, Tangail, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Sherpur, Jamalpur, Mymensingh, and Barguna districts.

The investigation of those cases was conducted by the PBI, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, the Barishal Metropolitan Police (BMP), the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police, the Chattogram Metropolitan Police, and the Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RpMP).

Police said senior officials have been supervising the investigations to ensure proper and thorough handling of all cases linked to the uprising.

Police headquarters said that efforts are underway to complete investigations into the remaining cases and bring the perpetrators to justice.

Besides, investigators have submitted interim reports to the court recommending the discharge of 2,830 persons under Section 173A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc), in 437 anti-discrimination-related cases.

Source: UNB