The International Crimes Tribunal 1 has fixed August 11 to deliver its verdict in the case against two razakars including Sheikh Sirajul Haque alias Siraj Kosai for their brutality against the Hindus in Bagerhat during the 1971 Liberation War.
Tribunal Chairman Justice M Enayetur Rahim set the date yesterday.
The other accused in the case is Khan Akram Hossain. The court earlier abated the third accused, Abdul Latif Talukder, from the charges as he died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on July 28.
The trio were indicted on November 5 last year on eight charges of crimes against humanity including genocide, murder, abduction and forceful conversion of Hindus into Islam.
Siraj Master was known as Siraj Kosai during the war because of his brutality. He used to slit throats of the victims, after they had been shot by the razakars, to confirm their deaths. He was also a key associate of razakar founder AKM Yusuf during the war.
Of the charges, Siraj Kosai was indicted on four charges – for the killing of 600-700 Hindus in Rampal; 50 Hindus in Ranjitpur; abduction and killing of 19 people at Besargati and Kandapara; and the killing of seven people at Chulkathi.
Two common charges were brought against all of them – for the killing of 47 people while one each against Khan Akram and Latif.
