Prafulla Ranjan Sinha, son of Nutan Chandra Sinha, has expressed his satisfaction as the Supreme Court has upheld its previous verdict on BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, rejecting his plea for reviewing death penalty for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
In an instant reaction over the verdict, Prafulla Ranjan Sinha told the Dhaka Tribune on Wednesday over phone that they were happy at the verdict.
“We are happy as the verdict was a long awaited one. However, we want immediate implementation of the verdict,” said Prafulla who testified before the first war crimes tribunal against Salauddin Quader Chowdhury on June 20, 2012.
“We have been waiting agonisingly for four long decades for the trial. At long last the justice has been delivered,” added Prafulla.
It may be mentioned that Nutan Chandra Sinha, a social worker, entrepreneur and philanthropist was born on December1, 1900.
Nutan was a popular figure who he had played a great role in fostering education and social works in his locality by establishing a number of educational institutions, a post office and an herbal medicine factory-Sree Kundeshwari Aushadhalaya Ltd.
Acknowledging the philanthropic activities, Bangladesh government had published a stamp on Nutan Chandra Sinha on December 14, 1993.
During the Liberation War in 1971, many people including teachers of Chittagong University and their families took refuge at the educational institutes founded by him.
The septuagenarian philanthropist was killed by Pakistani Army and their collaborators.
On April 13, 1971, a group of army men led by Salauddin Quader Chowdhury stormed into the house of Nutan. The soldiers then sprayed bullets on him. However, it was Salauddin who again shot him two to three times to ensure his death.
Satya Ranjan Sinha, son of Nutan Chandra Sinha filed a case against Salauddin, his father Fazlul Quader Chowdhury and some others with Raozan police station in January 1972. However, the case did not proceed.
Sharing his pain before the Tribunal, Prafulla then said: “I am such a hapless son that I could not even light the funeral pyre of my father.”
